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verb (1)

past tense of tap
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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verb (2)

past tense of tap
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
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Although the new result doesn’t necessarily translate to a transformative breakthrough about P versus NP, the potential effects are so sweeping that OpenAI has tapped outside experts to vet its claim. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026 The fund can be tapped when the economy sours and revenue falls. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 SpaceX is shooting for new heights with its upcoming Starship test flight, and the booster tapped for the mission is in its final stretch of preparations before the mission. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Anthropic tapped Hannah Pritchett, a former Stripe product operations manager, for the same role. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 Lisa Ling, the journalist, producer and author who has logged stints at Channel One, ABC, CNN and CBS News, has tapped CAA to represent her in a variety of fields. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 Mohamed Farsi ran onto a ball, played ahead by Santiago Rodriguez, and tapped a first-touch cross to Tapia for the tap-in finish into a wide-open net in the 16th minute. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 For the collaboration, JNBY tapped Chinese contemporary artist Shi Zhiying to design uniforms for Art Basel’s 2026 fairs in Hong Kong, Basel, Paris and Miami Beach. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 The ante was upped even further when the right tastemakers were tapped for partnerships that were far from conventional. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapped
  1. drummed
  2. drained
  3. banged
  4. pumped
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  • Research from clinical trials that have required female participants only since 1993 have repeatedly drummed home that message, from varying chromosomes in heart muscle cells to different heart attack symptoms and causes.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In Malabo, Bioko’s biggest city, a team of men and women equipped with insecticide sprayers squeezed between low-rise cement buildings on a recent morning, as heavy rain drummed on aluminum roofs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • Once it’s been drained, loosely coil the hose and store it indoors.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of drained
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  • Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.
    — Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries’ star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.
    — Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of banged
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  • Kennedy also pointed to millions of dollars being pumped into this race on both sides, saying each party sees the seat as in play.
    — Dan Snyder, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The fuel was pumped across a hose to Mineral Europa by a converted bunkering vessel, Shenghang Yongle, which entered service less than five weeks before the operation.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Tapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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