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.
Examples of tamper with in a Sentence
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As previously reported by USA TODAY, gift card draining is when fraudsters obtain copies of physical gift cards from stores, tamper with them, then scan and record an unpurchased card's number.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Play/Pause Button Play Another screen recording shows Cyber Army of Russian Reborn tampering with the control systems of a Polish wastewater treatment plant, seemingly changing settings at radom.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
Urban faces one charge of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and attempting to abandon or conceal human remains.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Billy Wagner, wife Angela and sons Jake and George were each indicted on the same 22 charges – eight for aggravated murder and 14 for such offenses as conspiracy, burglary and tampering with evidence.
—The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024
She is charged with concealing a corpse, hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence, and was also being held without bail.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
The woman was booked in Mobile County jail on March 30 and charged with marijuana possession, chemical endangerment of a child, tampering with physical evidence and cocaine trafficking, records show.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Earlier versions of watermarks could be easily removed or tampered with by simply changing the colors in an image or even flipping it on its side.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Mooneyham is additionally charged with tampering with evidence in connection to Cameron's killing
The three teens are each charged as adults in a case that could be elevated to capital charges
Foote was denied bond.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Play/Pause Button Play Another screen recording shows Cyber Army of Russian Reborn tampering with the control systems of a Polish wastewater treatment plant, seemingly changing settings at radom.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
Urban faces one charge of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and attempting to abandon or conceal human remains.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Billy Wagner, wife Angela and sons Jake and George were each indicted on the same 22 charges – eight for aggravated murder and 14 for such offenses as conspiracy, burglary and tampering with evidence.
—The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024
She is charged with concealing a corpse, hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence, and was also being held without bail.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024
The woman was booked in Mobile County jail on March 30 and charged with marijuana possession, chemical endangerment of a child, tampering with physical evidence and cocaine trafficking, records show.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Earlier versions of watermarks could be easily removed or tampered with by simply changing the colors in an image or even flipping it on its side.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Mooneyham is additionally charged with tampering with evidence in connection to Cameron's killing
The three teens are each charged as adults in a case that could be elevated to capital charges
Foote was denied bond.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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