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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The switch in their dynamic, with Kate in an official position of power and Hal as her plus-one, causes much of the tension of the first season.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
But in Sunday night’s episode, the stakes are raised when Reenie brings a plus-one (guest star Michael Rady) to a luxury retreat and introduces him to Colter.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
News reported at the time that Rodrigo invited Faze her plus-one to the premiere of Space Jam 2 at Six Flags America in Valencia, California.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2024
Coming along for the ride, seemingly at her insistence, is boyfriend Owen (Hemsworth), definitely a guy not on the intellectual level of the others but instead a plus-one who clearly feels awkward in this company, left to his own devices to kill the time.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
But in Sunday night’s episode, the stakes are raised when Reenie brings a plus-one (guest star Michael Rady) to a luxury retreat and introduces him to Colter.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
News reported at the time that Rodrigo invited Faze her plus-one to the premiere of Space Jam 2 at Six Flags America in Valencia, California.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2024
Coming along for the ride, seemingly at her insistence, is boyfriend Owen (Hemsworth), definitely a guy not on the intellectual level of the others but instead a plus-one who clearly feels awkward in this company, left to his own devices to kill the time.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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