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
Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Major League Soccer is tapping in the culture in a brand new way, and Issa Rae is leading the charge.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
But Sorkin has added plenty of star power in their absence by tapping Mikey Madison to play whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White to play Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who team up to expose the company's misdeeds.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, American Aquarium passed the 20-year mark as a band, but frontman BJ Barham isn’t tapping the brakes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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By tapping into multiple travel and entertainment categories, Wyndham is clearly aiming to position Wyndham Rewards Insider as a one-stop shop for savings—one that could theoretically pay for itself in a single booking.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Major League Soccer is tapping in the culture in a brand new way, and Issa Rae is leading the charge.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
But Sorkin has added plenty of star power in their absence by tapping Mikey Madison to play whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White to play Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who team up to expose the company's misdeeds.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, American Aquarium passed the 20-year mark as a band, but frontman BJ Barham isn’t tapping the brakes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Tapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapping. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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