1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets
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McDaniel believes there is untapped potential on Herbert’s quick-game throws.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 May 2026
But McLachlan believed there was an untapped audience for music made by women, and her hunch proved correct.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
At this critical juncture facing our nation’s health systems, men remain an untapped group whose recruitment into nursing could make a difference.
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Smith thinks there are untapped aspects of Brazzell’s game that can be opened up in the right offense.
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may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 May 2026
But McLachlan believed there was an untapped audience for music made by women, and her hunch proved correct.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
At this critical juncture facing our nation’s health systems, men remain an untapped group whose recruitment into nursing could make a difference.
—Nicholas A. Giordano, STAT, 8 May 2026
Smith thinks there are untapped aspects of Brazzell’s game that can be opened up in the right offense.
—Mike Kaye
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
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untapped
adjective
un·tapped
ˌən-ˈtapt 
1
: not tapped
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or used
as yet untapped markets
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