tap into

phrase

: to make a strong or advantageous connection with
trying to tap into a new market

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Accessorizing her ensemble, the thespian toted a brown shoulder bag featuring devil horn and tail motifs that tapped into Vivienne Westwood’s grunge DNA. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026 The accusation tapped into Catholics’ fears over losing ground to evangelicals and could weaken the presidential bid of Bolsonaro, who is evangelical. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 But tapping into its emergency reserves risks leaving Europe exposed should supply disruptions from the war in the Middle East and Ukraine continue. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 With horror from emerging creators already one of the stories of the year in film and TV through the successes of Curry Barker’s Obsession and Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, Room418 is looking to tap into the zeitgeist. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tap into

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“Tap into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20into. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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