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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Owens, 35, was charged last year in Maricopa County, Arizona, with a total 14 felony counts including fraud, forgery, perjury, tampering with physical evidence, theft by extortion and taking the identity of another.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Caleb Flynn has been charged with murder, two counts of felonious assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of tampering with evidence.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
To scout and interview prospects, tamper with free agents and dish on everyone else around the NFL.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Caleb Flynn has been charged with murder, two counts of felonious assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of tampering with evidence.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
To scout and interview prospects, tamper with free agents and dish on everyone else around the NFL.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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