1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets
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The focus may shift toward evaluating experience, maturity, and proven performance rather than just raw, untapped potential.
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Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Burden is likely best suited to a slot role in most offenses, which isn’t a great fit for the Bills in terms of need, but there also seems like some untapped potential with a creative offensive playcaller.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Greenland is also packed with the minerals necessary to produce many modern technologies, such as cell phones, batteries and electric vehicles, and may have access to large quantities of untapped oil and gas.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Similar to the start of spring, there's untapped potential; for that one day, (almost) everyone has the same record and chance at lifting the big trophy.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Burden is likely best suited to a slot role in most offenses, which isn’t a great fit for the Bills in terms of need, but there also seems like some untapped potential with a creative offensive playcaller.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
More: Scrambled Vance Greenland trip raises questions over Trump bid for island
Greenland is also packed with the minerals necessary to produce many modern technologies, such as cell phones, batteries and electric vehicles, and may have access to large quantities of untapped oil and gas.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Similar to the start of spring, there's untapped potential; for that one day, (almost) everyone has the same record and chance at lifting the big trophy.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Untapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untapped. Accessed 2 Apr. 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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