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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The game has kept a winter/spring roadmap under wraps for longer than players would have liked, but now all has been revealed.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Details around the plot are being kept under wraps.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Some lineups and details remain under wraps, while others are rolling out early ticket options and teaser announcements ahead of full reveals.
—Holly Alvarado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Bella Hadid in The Beauty Philippe Antonello—FX While the comics start with the disease in full swing and known worldwide, The Beauty is very much under wraps at the beginning of the show.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Details around the plot are being kept under wraps.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Some lineups and details remain under wraps, while others are rolling out early ticket options and teaser announcements ahead of full reveals.
—Holly Alvarado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Bella Hadid in The Beauty Philippe Antonello—FX While the comics start with the disease in full swing and known worldwide, The Beauty is very much under wraps at the beginning of the show.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Under wraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20wraps. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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