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 Girls Trip star has always kept her love life under wraps, so many weren’t aware she was even partnered with a child until 2021.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
One Battle After Another, which also stars Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Alana Haim and Benicio del Toro, is said to be a riff on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland, even as the storyline has been long kept under wraps.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
The couple, who share two kids, have since divorced, according to Guzman's recent interview on the Zach Sang Show in March 2025.
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Oliver Stark
Oliver Stark, who plays Evan Buckley, keeps his personal life mainly under wraps.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Costabile will appear in a guest star role in a future episode, but exact details are being kept under wraps.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
One Battle After Another, which also stars Sean Penn, Regina Hall, Alana Haim and Benicio del Toro, is said to be a riff on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland, even as the storyline has been long kept under wraps.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
The couple, who share two kids, have since divorced, according to Guzman's recent interview on the Zach Sang Show in March 2025.
07 of 07
Oliver Stark
Oliver Stark, who plays Evan Buckley, keeps his personal life mainly under wraps.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Costabile will appear in a guest star role in a future episode, but exact details are being kept under wraps.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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