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
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Place Highlight Strategically A small amount of highlighter — luminous, not glittery — tapped onto three key spots can transform dull, tired skin.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
Kalshi opened a Washington office in January and tapped Biden administration alum John Bivona as its first head of government relations.
—Justin Papp,garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
In July 2025, Bezos tapped former Amazon Alexa division head Tom Taylor to serve as the fund’s new CEO, replacing Andrew Steer, former head of an environmental think tank who had led the organization since 2021.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
In other business on Wednesday, the council also tapped Ald.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Co-owners Will Thompson and Carey Hynes tapped former Four Seasons chef Aaron Brooks as Executive Chef, and there's a reason Brooks has been such a fixture on the Miami scene for so long.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Global sports production company Sunset+Vine has tapped Duncan East as its new CEO.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
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Indie horror darling David Bruckner has been tapped to direct the feature project that adapts the upcoming book by Marcus Kliewer and that was initially set up as short story in 2022.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Place Highlight Strategically A small amount of highlighter — luminous, not glittery — tapped onto three key spots can transform dull, tired skin.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
Kalshi opened a Washington office in January and tapped Biden administration alum John Bivona as its first head of government relations.
—Justin Papp,garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
In July 2025, Bezos tapped former Amazon Alexa division head Tom Taylor to serve as the fund’s new CEO, replacing Andrew Steer, former head of an environmental think tank who had led the organization since 2021.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
In other business on Wednesday, the council also tapped Ald.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Co-owners Will Thompson and Carey Hynes tapped former Four Seasons chef Aaron Brooks as Executive Chef, and there's a reason Brooks has been such a fixture on the Miami scene for so long.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Global sports production company Sunset+Vine has tapped Duncan East as its new CEO.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Tapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapped. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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