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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Tina Peters, a former clerk and recorder in Colorado who denies that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election over Donald Trump, was sentenced to nine years in prison in October 2024 on seven charges involving tampering with Mesa County’s election machines.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Target has also been sued in a class action regarding gift card scams by customers from 21 states who bought Apple gift cards at Target that had been tampered with by scammers that resulted in the scammers emptying the gift cards of their value.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Patrons suspect their drinks are being tampered with in bars, nightclubs and campus settings.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Pre-training filters aim to bake in safety from the start, so the model stays safe even if someone tries to tamper with it later.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Target has also been sued in a class action regarding gift card scams by customers from 21 states who bought Apple gift cards at Target that had been tampered with by scammers that resulted in the scammers emptying the gift cards of their value.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Patrons suspect their drinks are being tampered with in bars, nightclubs and campus settings.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Pre-training filters aim to bake in safety from the start, so the model stays safe even if someone tries to tamper with it later.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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