as in drumming
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 draining
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
the oil company tapped that first well completely dry
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Recent Examples of tapping
Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The blockage has driven up the price of fuel so countries have been tapping their strategic reserves of oil.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
With creator marketing, for instance, a label or agency could pay a single influencer tens of thousands of dollars for one post that uses a song, tapping into that influencer’s follower base for instant visibility.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
In nearby Monterrey Park, another popular new eatery is tapping into a similar sentiment.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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The idea was controversial, because volcanoes were always thought to act independently, tapping their own supplies of molten, eruptible rock.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The blockage has driven up the price of fuel so countries have been tapping their strategic reserves of oil.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
With creator marketing, for instance, a label or agency could pay a single influencer tens of thousands of dollars for one post that uses a song, tapping into that influencer’s follower base for instant visibility.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
In nearby Monterrey Park, another popular new eatery is tapping into a similar sentiment.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Tapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapping. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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