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
Lily Wohlner, Allure, 28 Mar. 2026
Currently airing in the Tuesday 10 PM slot behind High Potential, the freshman series will slide into High Potential‘s Tuesday 9 PM berth once the Kaitlin Olson drama wraps its second season on April 7.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
The device itself wraps around a soldier’s waist and legs and is supported by a back brace.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
People stroll along the footpath that wraps around the water.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Accordingly, a lot of the pieces were made-to-measure, including a bench that wraps around the breakfast nook table and a sofa in the main living room.
—Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2026
The piece wraps four walls at Lisson gallery, where Akomfrah montages archival and new footage.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
This four-seat (technically) convertible wraps its occupants in tailored luxury and backs up its sleek appearance with muscular performance.
—Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The latter of three — created in 30 minutes during a songwriting camp in Los Angeles — ultimately wraps the set.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
The instantly volumizing tubing formula wraps each lash for va-va-voom length without smudging, melting, or clumping.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 28 Mar. 2026
Currently airing in the Tuesday 10 PM slot behind High Potential, the freshman series will slide into High Potential‘s Tuesday 9 PM berth once the Kaitlin Olson drama wraps its second season on April 7.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
The device itself wraps around a soldier’s waist and legs and is supported by a back brace.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
People stroll along the footpath that wraps around the water.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Accordingly, a lot of the pieces were made-to-measure, including a bench that wraps around the breakfast nook table and a sofa in the main living room.
—Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2026
The piece wraps four walls at Lisson gallery, where Akomfrah montages archival and new footage.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
This four-seat (technically) convertible wraps its occupants in tailored luxury and backs up its sleek appearance with muscular performance.
—Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The latter of three — created in 30 minutes during a songwriting camp in Los Angeles — ultimately wraps the set.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraps
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At other times, the cloak reads as an exterior, modulated, flowing sculptural layer—almost like a cloud that envelops the building, as with the Luma Tower in Arles, France.—
Norman Foster,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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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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The space station circles our planet at an altitude referred to as low-Earth orbit, which is closer to Earth's atmosphere and allows the outpost to move more quickly around Earth than objects further out in space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Editing compounds that issue, and not even a familiar and fun soundtrack can distract from a narrative that endlessly circles the same jokes and conflicts without properly deepening them.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 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 tourbillon version encases an appealing tension between the 270-piece complication’s visceral architecture and Roth’s flair for aristocratic typefaces and theatrical curves.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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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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Much of the seven acres encompasses what remains of the Sidney Waxman Conifer Collection.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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The sphere of influence encompasses an approximately 40,000-mile radius region around the moon.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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