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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And of course there’s Michael Jordan, the great of all time, whose contributions are still being kept under wraps aside from the fact that the network wants to make sure his appearances are special. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025 Character details are under wraps. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 What happens to the eight students who formed the human swastika is under wraps so far, but what happened to SDUHSD employees Dolnik and Adams is not. Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025 The terms of that waiver remain under wraps. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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