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
Danny Bakst, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Superstar musician Bad Bunny, who was the guest host, addressed the criticism that followed after he was tapped by the NFL to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Meghan attended the show to support Piccioli, who was recently tapped to become the creative director for the House of Balenciaga, the duchess's office told USA TODAY.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Charli tapped Ariana Grande for the remix, but that did little to quell rumors that Swift was deep under her skin.
—Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The 31-year-old rapper and singer has been tapped as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show performer.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
On the final Friday of the regular season, Cora tapped seven relievers to cover six innings.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Penn State Health tapped two executives for critical C-suite roles on October 1.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The Nirvana album cover shoot tapped then-four-month old Elden for the job because his father was friendly with the photographer.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party tapped Sanae Takaichi, positioning the conservative lawmaker to become Japan’s first female prime minister.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Superstar musician Bad Bunny, who was the guest host, addressed the criticism that followed after he was tapped by the NFL to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Meghan attended the show to support Piccioli, who was recently tapped to become the creative director for the House of Balenciaga, the duchess's office told USA TODAY.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Charli tapped Ariana Grande for the remix, but that did little to quell rumors that Swift was deep under her skin.
—Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The 31-year-old rapper and singer has been tapped as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show performer.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
On the final Friday of the regular season, Cora tapped seven relievers to cover six innings.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Penn State Health tapped two executives for critical C-suite roles on October 1.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The Nirvana album cover shoot tapped then-four-month old Elden for the job because his father was friendly with the photographer.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Tapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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