1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets
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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
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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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