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
Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
Healthcare revenue management platform R1 tapped Eric Tagliere as chief information officer, effective June 9.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) have been tapped to announce this year’s Emmy nominees.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
French photonics quantum computing company Quandela gets tapped for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative.
—Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 17 June 2026
Yet the German coach’s words also tapped into the science of mindset, or how our beliefs and expectations about an experience can shape physiological, psychological and behavioral outcomes.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Radial Entertainment has tapped former Sony exec Carrie Ferman as the company’s new chief opperating officer.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 June 2026
Oil supplies may take time to recover, and countries that tapped strategic reserves during the crisis will need to replenish them, creating additional demand, Kates says.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Verb
So far, no one has tapped that fund.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
Healthcare revenue management platform R1 tapped Eric Tagliere as chief information officer, effective June 9.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) have been tapped to announce this year’s Emmy nominees.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
French photonics quantum computing company Quandela gets tapped for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative.
—Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 17 June 2026
Yet the German coach’s words also tapped into the science of mindset, or how our beliefs and expectations about an experience can shape physiological, psychological and behavioral outcomes.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Radial Entertainment has tapped former Sony exec Carrie Ferman as the company’s new chief opperating officer.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 June 2026
Oil supplies may take time to recover, and countries that tapped strategic reserves during the crisis will need to replenish them, creating additional demand, Kates says.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 16 June 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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Henao's brother, Felipe, claimed in a civil complaint filed in May 2026 that Knezevich and his lawyers had systematically drained his sister of about $6 million in equity for over a year through fraudulent transactions.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Other residents have had their gas tanks drilled and drained.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisic’s runs — and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
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Half is now based on volume of water pumped, delivering an incentive to use less water.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Profits from gas and oil have been pumped into the development of a leisure infrastructure to tempt tourists and drive business to local companies.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Tapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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