untapped

adjective

un·​tapped ˌən-ˈtapt How to pronounce untapped (audio)
1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets

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Similar to using tongs to squeeze citrus fruits, cutting cake with floss or dicing avocados with a cooling rack, turkey basters also have some untapped kitchen potential. Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024 Around 8 million jobs nationally are sitting unfilled right now — untapped capacity that companies could unleash more of with more workers from abroad, who are younger on average. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024 For Verstappen, his 2016 podium was a sign of untapped potential. Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 The group conceptualized the event with a larger aim: to unlock the untapped potential of the skin care market in the Middle East. Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for untapped 

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of untapped was in 1779

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“Untapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untapped. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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untapped

adjective
un·​tapped ˌən-ˈtapt How to pronounce untapped (audio)
1
: not tapped
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or used
as yet untapped markets

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