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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After another customer complained to the Walmart Supercenter on Sunday, employees inspected the merchandise and found several more loaves had been tampered with, law enforcement officials said.
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CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025
The cause of the failure is not yet known, but the transformer had not been tampered with, Gannon said.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
In March 2024, Troconis was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of conspiracy to tamper with evidence, two counts of tampering with physical evidence and one count of second-degree hindering the prosecution, according to WTNH.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
The bag had been tampered with.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025
The cause of the failure is not yet known, but the transformer had not been tampered with, Gannon said.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
In March 2024, Troconis was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of conspiracy to tamper with evidence, two counts of tampering with physical evidence and one count of second-degree hindering the prosecution, according to WTNH.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
The bag had been tampered with.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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