as in drummed
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically
tapped her foot in time to the music kept tapping the desk with his pencil
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as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
the oil company tapped that first well completely dry
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Recent Examples of tapped
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Lipa has been tapped to steer one of London’s largest literary festivals.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Contemporary metal windows were taken out in favor of broad panes of glass framed by wood and a skylight above the stairs was enlarged, showing ways to bring more light into the dark townhomes they were sometimes tapped to reimagine.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Apr. 2026
The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Funds were shifted, dedicated accounts were tapped and one-time actions were used to close the gap.
—Jason Gallion, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
And across these two games, England managed just one goal, when Ben White tapped in on Friday.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump tapped into that sentiment again in his Telegraph interview, denigrating the Royal Navy as not up to the task.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
The ditch that would usually move water from the nearby Illinois River to his property is also dry — tapped already by neighbors with more senior water rights than his.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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But that he – along with fellow Pittsburgher Wiz Khalifa and country star Kane Brown – has been tapped to perform during the 2026 NFL Draft in his hometown has the gregarious rocker vibrating with glee.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Lipa has been tapped to steer one of London’s largest literary festivals.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Contemporary metal windows were taken out in favor of broad panes of glass framed by wood and a skylight above the stairs was enlarged, showing ways to bring more light into the dark townhomes they were sometimes tapped to reimagine.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Apr. 2026
The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Funds were shifted, dedicated accounts were tapped and one-time actions were used to close the gap.
—Jason Gallion, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
And across these two games, England managed just one goal, when Ben White tapped in on Friday.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump tapped into that sentiment again in his Telegraph interview, denigrating the Royal Navy as not up to the task.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
The ditch that would usually move water from the nearby Illinois River to his property is also dry — tapped already by neighbors with more senior water rights than his.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Tapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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