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
Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The Grammy-winning pop superstar has been tapped to host the 2026 Tony Awards, bringing her high-energy presence and decades of live performance experience to the annual celebration of theater.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Bambaataa’s popularity as a musician spread in the early 1980s when he was tapped to perform in Lower Manhattan venues like Mudd Club, according to the Museum of the City of New York.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
However, the system did not stop the fleeing suspect, who spun out of control after being tapped by the grappler, and crossed three lanes of traffic before crashing into a wall on Antigua Drive, according to television footage.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The survey mostly tapped women with at least 15 years work experience who have held a VP role or higher.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Director Ken Kwapis, one of the original directors of the show, was tapped to return and was impressed with how the old and new cast members handled the physical and emotional tasks.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Marissa Arrez has been tapped as Johnson's deputy chief of external affairs, replacing Kennedy Bartley.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Emmy winner Peter Dinklage has been tapped as a new series regular on the sci-fi drama from Fargo creator Noah Hawley.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
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But Tan posted on LinkedIn earlier this week that Elon Musk has tapped Intel to design, fabricate and package custom chips for SpaceX, xAI and Tesla at his ambitious Terafab project in Texas, though no financial details or timeline were announced.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The Grammy-winning pop superstar has been tapped to host the 2026 Tony Awards, bringing her high-energy presence and decades of live performance experience to the annual celebration of theater.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Bambaataa’s popularity as a musician spread in the early 1980s when he was tapped to perform in Lower Manhattan venues like Mudd Club, according to the Museum of the City of New York.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
However, the system did not stop the fleeing suspect, who spun out of control after being tapped by the grappler, and crossed three lanes of traffic before crashing into a wall on Antigua Drive, according to television footage.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The survey mostly tapped women with at least 15 years work experience who have held a VP role or higher.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Director Ken Kwapis, one of the original directors of the show, was tapped to return and was impressed with how the old and new cast members handled the physical and emotional tasks.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Marissa Arrez has been tapped as Johnson's deputy chief of external affairs, replacing Kennedy Bartley.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Emmy winner Peter Dinklage has been tapped as a new series regular on the sci-fi drama from Fargo creator Noah Hawley.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Tapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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