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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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Hollister has tapped rising pop star Freya Skye to be the face of its fall women’s denim campaign. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 July 2026 Yellowjackets and Heated Rivalry star Sophie Nélisse has been tapped to lead the upcoming romance series, This Summer Will Be Different, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 The agency is overseen by Kennedy, who was a leading voice in the anti-vaccine movement before he was tapped to lead the CDC and other federal health agencies. — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 July 2026 For the day, Romy Soleimani was tapped for makeup and Hos Hounkpatin for hair. — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 15 July 2026 Lindsey Graham’s sister is tapped to serve the rest of the late senator’s term. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 July 2026 Additionally, Paramount Primal has tapped Galen Core to produce alongside Falbo on Boys for Life. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 July 2026 Last week, the UAE tapped Microsoft to automate government services in partnership with its own G42. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 Bon Appétit tapped infectious disease expert, Peter Chin-Hong, MD, who serves as a professor and associate dean at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, for his insight. — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapped
  1. drummed
  2. drained
  3. banged
  4. pumped
Verb
  • Rain drummed against the bus windshield on the drive to Michigan.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • For 90 minutes, supporters waved flags, drummed, danced, and sang, but by the end of the evening the soccer scoreline mattered far less than what unfolded in the crowd.
    — Latif Love July 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Definition of drummed
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  • There’s a collective draw toward the general aesthetic vision on offer here — cold, computerized, humanity-drained — and the frictionless insularity of the characters’ lives.
    — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
  • After Sunday’s loss to Arizona he was scheduled to have his left knee drained and likely will receive an injection.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of drained
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  • Moshobane outworked Sacramento midfielder Danny Crisostomo for the ball and banged it into the far side of the net.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
  • The Cabo Verde contingent behind Dibu Martinez’s goal danced and banged their drums as Duarte got in behind Lisandro Martinez and sent a shot past Dibu.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of banged
Verb
  • The aorta is the largest blood vessel in body and the first place blood travels through as it’s pumped from the heart to other parts of the body.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • After a judge approved the agreement during a short hearing in Little Rock District Court, Olivia Thompson turned to the audience and pumped her fist in the air.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026
Definition of pumped

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“Tapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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