1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets
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Think about cultural gaps, untapped perspectives, and long-term needs.
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Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
In the following years, Martin realized that vodka had huge untapped potential.
—Time, 4 June 2025
Because in today’s NBA, bodies win basketball games, and the Knicks finally dug into the untapped reservoir of role players who can help against a deep team like the Pacers.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
According to the European Union, Greenland has great untapped potential for 25 of the 34 minerals identified in the Union’s official list of raw materials, including rare earth elements, graphite, platinum group metals, and niobium.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 May 2025
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Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
In the following years, Martin realized that vodka had huge untapped potential.
—Time, 4 June 2025
Because in today’s NBA, bodies win basketball games, and the Knicks finally dug into the untapped reservoir of role players who can help against a deep team like the Pacers.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
According to the European Union, Greenland has great untapped potential for 25 of the 34 minerals identified in the Union’s official list of raw materials, including rare earth elements, graphite, platinum group metals, and niobium.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 May 2025
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“Untapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untapped. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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