1
: not subjected to tapping
an untapped keg
2
: not drawn upon or utilized
as yet untapped markets
Examples of untapped in a Sentence
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Yet, amidst the bustling shelves in dispensaries, the potential for optimizing profitability through cannabis accessories often remains untapped.
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Harrison Bard, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
But the games rarely got play on the biggest platforms, so the untapped potential could never be met.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
However, there are abundant massive untapped opportunities for Disney to accelerate not only subscriber growth but also revenue and margin growth.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
For streaming services looking to grab a foothold in what remains the world’s last untapped market, Africa is a long play.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Seeking out grant funding is an often untapped opportunity in the entrepreneurial world.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
While gaming on the phone is usually secondary for folks with a console under the TV, there’s a huge untapped market of potential gamers who use smartphones as their primary device.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
While extolling the untapped potential for nuclear power, leading supporters of the bill were careful to stress that the intent is to have nuclear energy complement — not supplant — coal as an energy source.
—Bruce Schreiner, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
As Jiao sees it, cities are a huge untapped market for AI.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
Harrison Bard, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
But the games rarely got play on the biggest platforms, so the untapped potential could never be met.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
However, there are abundant massive untapped opportunities for Disney to accelerate not only subscriber growth but also revenue and margin growth.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
For streaming services looking to grab a foothold in what remains the world’s last untapped market, Africa is a long play.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Seeking out grant funding is an often untapped opportunity in the entrepreneurial world.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
While gaming on the phone is usually secondary for folks with a console under the TV, there’s a huge untapped market of potential gamers who use smartphones as their primary device.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
While extolling the untapped potential for nuclear power, leading supporters of the bill were careful to stress that the intent is to have nuclear energy complement — not supplant — coal as an energy source.
—Bruce Schreiner, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
As Jiao sees it, cities are a huge untapped market for AI.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 19 Mar. 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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