tamper with
phrasal verb
tampered with; tampering with; tampers with
: to change or touch (something) especially in a way that causes damage or harm
Someone tampered with the lock.
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Buer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, aggravated elderly abuse and tampering with physical evidence in connection with the murder.
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Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Investigators used cellphone records and surveillance video to connect King to Scott's disappearance and murder, and charged him with murder, robbery, theft, tampering with evidence, abuse of corpse, obstruction of justice and other related offenses.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Shanice Shade, 44, is charged with obstructing justice and tampering with evidence.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
Cabrera is also facing a charge of tampering with physical evidence, as well as a charge of accessory after the fact.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Investigators used cellphone records and surveillance video to connect King to Scott's disappearance and murder, and charged him with murder, robbery, theft, tampering with evidence, abuse of corpse, obstruction of justice and other related offenses.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Shanice Shade, 44, is charged with obstructing justice and tampering with evidence.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
Cabrera is also facing a charge of tampering with physical evidence, as well as a charge of accessory after the fact.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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