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
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
This isn’t the first time Timberland has tapped Horween for extra-premium Premium Waterproof Boots.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, the Agriculture Department tapped about $4 billion in a contingency fund for SNAP, which only covers about half the program's monthly budget.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
So Fortune also tapped separate professors to weigh in.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Of course, Kraft tapped apple pie expert Jason Biggs for this surprising flavor.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Yamamoto earned his third victory, a 5-4 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays that ended in the 11th inning on the shattered bat of Alejandro Kirk, who tapped a splitter to Mookie Betts at shortstop for a season-ending double play.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Welcome to Derry co-creator, co-showrunner and exec producer Jason Fuchs has been tapped to write the My Hero Academia adaptation.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
But Daulton Varsho tapped a ball to Rojas at second who converted a force at the plate.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Drawing from that inspiration, Corbett tapped into his own vast Rolodex in the hockey world and got in touch with a couple of people who are on the HHOF committee, both of whom were sympathetic to his cause.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
This isn’t the first time Timberland has tapped Horween for extra-premium Premium Waterproof Boots.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2025
Earlier this week, the Agriculture Department tapped about $4 billion in a contingency fund for SNAP, which only covers about half the program's monthly budget.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
So Fortune also tapped separate professors to weigh in.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Of course, Kraft tapped apple pie expert Jason Biggs for this surprising flavor.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Yamamoto earned his third victory, a 5-4 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays that ended in the 11th inning on the shattered bat of Alejandro Kirk, who tapped a splitter to Mookie Betts at shortstop for a season-ending double play.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Welcome to Derry co-creator, co-showrunner and exec producer Jason Fuchs has been tapped to write the My Hero Academia adaptation.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
But Daulton Varsho tapped a ball to Rojas at second who converted a force at the plate.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Tapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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