as in drums
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 drains
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
the oil company tapped that first well completely dry
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Recent Examples of taps
Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
This lack of resolution taps into the brain’s natural drive for cognitive closure, which according to 2014 study, is the innate desire to resolve ambiguity and make sense of unfinished experiences.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Laura Mercier's Best of Beauty-winning Caviar Stick Eye Shadows are a makeup artist and Allure editor staple for their rich, smudge-proof pigments that evenly diffuse with a few taps of your finger.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024
One type of gift to consider taps into their mysteriousness and depth—an obsidian pendulum, a goth-chic Nightwork Candle or a Resurrection Skull Geodes from Child of Wild.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Whoever DeWine taps to fill the seat left vacant by Vance could hold it for decades, a development that would have seemed far-fetched if suggested barely a decade ago.
—Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
And her gossamer guitar strums are as faint as whispers, keeping time alongside echoey taps and supple upright bass.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
On Me taps into specific stores that accept Mastercard, allowing its gift cards to be customizable across different merchants.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Offering consumers a sweepstakes that connects with holiday spending taps into trends.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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This eatery at the summit of Cannon’s tramway offers cafeteria food, grab-and-go options, and, most notably, the highest-elevation beer taps in the state of New Hampshire.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
This lack of resolution taps into the brain’s natural drive for cognitive closure, which according to 2014 study, is the innate desire to resolve ambiguity and make sense of unfinished experiences.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Laura Mercier's Best of Beauty-winning Caviar Stick Eye Shadows are a makeup artist and Allure editor staple for their rich, smudge-proof pigments that evenly diffuse with a few taps of your finger.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024
One type of gift to consider taps into their mysteriousness and depth—an obsidian pendulum, a goth-chic Nightwork Candle or a Resurrection Skull Geodes from Child of Wild.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Whoever DeWine taps to fill the seat left vacant by Vance could hold it for decades, a development that would have seemed far-fetched if suggested barely a decade ago.
—Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
And her gossamer guitar strums are as faint as whispers, keeping time alongside echoey taps and supple upright bass.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
On Me taps into specific stores that accept Mastercard, allowing its gift cards to be customizable across different merchants.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Offering consumers a sweepstakes that connects with holiday spending taps into trends.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Taps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taps. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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