1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets
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Where were those in Hollywood with the capital, influence, and relationships to make the case for the untapped value of Warners?
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2026
Palmetto’s coach at the time, Matt Dixon, seeing the untapped potential, begged and begged, but Uche’s father wouldn’t budge.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Netflix had success with its reboot of Heartbreak High, while genre movies such as Danny and Michael Philippou’s horror Talk to Me have captured the voice of Australia’s youth, but broadly YA feels untapped in the country.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
In the summer of 2023, the original organizers of what would become the Denver Summit NWSL franchise had a hunch—more like metaphysical certitude, really—that a massive untapped market existed for professional women’s soccer in the Mile High City.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2026
Palmetto’s coach at the time, Matt Dixon, seeing the untapped potential, begged and begged, but Uche’s father wouldn’t budge.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Netflix had success with its reboot of Heartbreak High, while genre movies such as Danny and Michael Philippou’s horror Talk to Me have captured the voice of Australia’s youth, but broadly YA feels untapped in the country.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
In the summer of 2023, the original organizers of what would become the Denver Summit NWSL franchise had a hunch—more like metaphysical certitude, really—that a massive untapped market existed for professional women’s soccer in the Mile High City.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Untapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untapped. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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untapped
adjective
un·tapped
ˌən-ˈtapt 
1
: not tapped
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or used
as yet untapped markets
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