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
Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Harris dribbled into the box and laid the perfect pass onto Capita, who tapped in the ball for his first goal.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
County staff last month identified several pots of rainy day money — reserves set aside as a cushion against hard times that largely come from property tax dollars — that could be tapped.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The Paz Brothers, Doron and Yoav Paz, whose movies include The Golem and Plan A, have been tapped to direct the movie, taking over from Brad Anderson.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Of the 17 C-suite executives who were tapped to make the trip, Citi’s Jane Fraser, Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg and Meta’s Dina Powell were the only female ones.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Teppel was tapped as Head of Marketing & Partnerships to oversee marketing, brand strategy, and revenue-driving collaborations.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 May 2026
In the video, Pratt tapped into Angelenos' frustration over the city's housing crisis while also calling out LA Mayor Karen Bass and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman for living in mansions.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Once again, Nick Lachey was tapped to host the show and crown one couple the eventual Perfect Match.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Verb
Artistic reveal tease The Atlanta Falcons tapped the approach used by the social media account (at)ArtButMakeItSports to preview their schedule release.
—Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Harris dribbled into the box and laid the perfect pass onto Capita, who tapped in the ball for his first goal.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
County staff last month identified several pots of rainy day money — reserves set aside as a cushion against hard times that largely come from property tax dollars — that could be tapped.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
The Paz Brothers, Doron and Yoav Paz, whose movies include The Golem and Plan A, have been tapped to direct the movie, taking over from Brad Anderson.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Of the 17 C-suite executives who were tapped to make the trip, Citi’s Jane Fraser, Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg and Meta’s Dina Powell were the only female ones.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Teppel was tapped as Head of Marketing & Partnerships to oversee marketing, brand strategy, and revenue-driving collaborations.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 May 2026
In the video, Pratt tapped into Angelenos' frustration over the city's housing crisis while also calling out LA Mayor Karen Bass and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman for living in mansions.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Once again, Nick Lachey was tapped to host the show and crown one couple the eventual Perfect Match.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapped
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Veterinary technicians took out their tackle boxes of medications and sedated the whale, and then the tribe prayed, drummed, and offered thanks to the whale and to the people who tried to help it.—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Harabeoji drummed his fingers on his knees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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War rumbles on Putin, who has ruled Russia as president or prime minister since the last day of 1999, faces a wave of anxiety in Moscow about the war in Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people, left swathes of Ukraine in ruins, and drained Russia’s $3 trillion economy.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Laney-Hamilton, of course, drained the jumper with Kneepkens picking herself up off the hardwood.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Like Soldier Boy at times, the Legend is a character who mainly exists as an excuse for the writers to include copious references to old starlets these men have banged.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Towns took a hard fall and banged his head and back on the floor, then got up and kept moving.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Democrats pumped significant resources into the referendum vote.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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These liquids are pumped into a central unit, where a chemical reaction generates electricity.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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“Tapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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