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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Angela clocks the snub and asks for a plus-one; Porsha politely declines.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
In the post, the man said that he was initially hurt when the bride, Emma, told him that only married couples were getting plus-ones due to budget constraints.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Notably, Cyndy Powell revealed that Sweeney’s plus-one was not her fiancé but her another good friend.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter served as the night’s media partner as the organization asked honorees to bring a rising talent in the industry as their plus-one to build community with women earlier in their career.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
In the post, the man said that he was initially hurt when the bride, Emma, told him that only married couples were getting plus-ones due to budget constraints.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Notably, Cyndy Powell revealed that Sweeney’s plus-one was not her fiancé but her another good friend.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter served as the night’s media partner as the organization asked honorees to bring a rising talent in the industry as their plus-one to build community with women earlier in their career.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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