plus-one
noun
: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner
My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.—
Ana Marie Cox
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Jacob Elordi revealed his mom will be his plus-one at the Oscars during his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
In the winter of 1977, that’s exactly who Bea (Emilia Clarke) and Twila (Haley Lu Richardson) are: Americans in Moscow by virtue of their husbands’ jobs with the CIA, the women are plus-one invitees to the heart of the Cold War.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Or rather than skipping your company holiday date party altogether, bring a close friend as your plus-one.
—Hannah Smothers, SELF, 17 Dec. 2025
Even with a plus-one edge in turnover margin and three points off it, the Gophers didn’t give fans back home much reason to see how the game finished on TV.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2025
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Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
In the winter of 1977, that’s exactly who Bea (Emilia Clarke) and Twila (Haley Lu Richardson) are: Americans in Moscow by virtue of their husbands’ jobs with the CIA, the women are plus-one invitees to the heart of the Cold War.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Or rather than skipping your company holiday date party altogether, bring a close friend as your plus-one.
—Hannah Smothers, SELF, 17 Dec. 2025
Even with a plus-one edge in turnover margin and three points off it, the Gophers didn’t give fans back home much reason to see how the game finished on TV.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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