as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
kept the whole plan under wraps until they were ready to make a public announcement
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as in bandages
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
wrapped her waist with a colorful silk sash
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as in envelops
to surround or cover closely
a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin
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Recent Examples of wraps
Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
When production finally wraps, no one knows how the movie will turn out.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Liu wraps her scarf around her head like a hijab.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
After Trump decided earlier this year to endorse Representative Julia Letlow in that primary, Miguez pivoted to run for Letlow’s open congressional seat, a rural expanse that wraps the state’s border with Mississippi, which is about 40 miles from the parish where Miguez has long lived.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Enat Ethiopian Restaurant, with locations in East Charlotte and in Optimist Hall, specializes in the type of food that excites with booming flavors and wraps you around in a bear hug.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The humidity wraps around us like a wet cloak pierced only by the relentlessness of the mosquitoes.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Opulent green velvet wraps one room on all sides for an intimate, jewel box effect.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
In another scene, Pidgeon wraps herself in a robe while smoking a cigarette in the hotel’s bathtub.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
So does the grip that wraps around the mouse.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
When production finally wraps, no one knows how the movie will turn out.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Liu wraps her scarf around her head like a hijab.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
After Trump decided earlier this year to endorse Representative Julia Letlow in that primary, Miguez pivoted to run for Letlow’s open congressional seat, a rural expanse that wraps the state’s border with Mississippi, which is about 40 miles from the parish where Miguez has long lived.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Enat Ethiopian Restaurant, with locations in East Charlotte and in Optimist Hall, specializes in the type of food that excites with booming flavors and wraps you around in a bear hug.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The humidity wraps around us like a wet cloak pierced only by the relentlessness of the mosquitoes.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Opulent green velvet wraps one room on all sides for an intimate, jewel box effect.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
In another scene, Pidgeon wraps herself in a robe while smoking a cigarette in the hotel’s bathtub.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraps
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The film, set in 1920s Montana, unwraps the lives of the Burbank brothers, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George (Jesse Plemons), after George marries lonely widow Rose Gordon (Kirsten Dunst), setting surly Phil into a tailspin of cruelty that envelops the family.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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That bite grows over the course of around 90 minutes until our shadow fully envelops the orb.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
1 Mar. 2026
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Anthony Arceneaux, who owns the spot with his wife, Jennifer, circles the room in a white cowboy hat, shaking hands like a Presidential candidate.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Amazomania really circles around that.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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This ornament, situating them as something between a throw pillow and a hand muff, shrouds the thick-boned fore- and hindquarters that give them a characteristic rolling gait.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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And then there’s all the emerging tech, like a device that shrouds your body in inflammation-reducing red light at Carillon’s Miami Wellness Resort’s Inner Glow retreat, and a zero-gravity recliner at Canyon Ranch Lenox that can rescue you from menopausal rage at its M/Power retreat.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
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This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque.—
Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
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The plastic that encases laundry pods dissolves and rinses out with the excess water.—
Katelyn Chef,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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In reality, Puertorriqueñidad encases a variety of stories, styles, shades, and textures, which were displayed through every narrative tool possible, including the varied characters, scenery, and fashion choices of the production.—
Sofía Viera,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026
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For teens, coolness also encompasses practicality, value, and a brand's ability to evolve and engage in current cultural conversations online and in their social circles.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
16 Mar. 2026
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Kallat’s artistic practice encompasses painting, collage, photography, and installation, and explores themes of time, space, measurement, and nature, frequently juxtaposing the historic with the present, and the celestial with the mundane.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
16 Mar. 2026
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