under wraps
idiom
informal
: known to only a few people : secret
The name of the movie is being kept under wraps.
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Character details are under wraps.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Plot details for episode one of The Morning Show season four are currently under wraps.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Fans especially felt sympathy for his surviving wife and their daughter, whose identities had always been under wraps.
—Essence, 15 Sep. 2025
The cast have kept the details of the second part under wraps, but Stewart teased that Kimmie and Mallory will continue going against each other in the business rivalry.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Plot details for episode one of The Morning Show season four are currently under wraps.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Fans especially felt sympathy for his surviving wife and their daughter, whose identities had always been under wraps.
—Essence, 15 Sep. 2025
The cast have kept the details of the second part under wraps, but Stewart teased that Kimmie and Mallory will continue going against each other in the business rivalry.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for under wraps
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“Under wraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20wraps. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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