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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The person of interest, wearing disposable gloves and a backpack ,can be seen tampering with the camera before stepping away.
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Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Authorities got a huge break on Tuesday with the release of footage of an armed individual wearing a balaclava, gloves and a backpack approaching the front door of Guthrie’s Arizona home and tampering with a Nest camera the morning she was abducted.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
So there was no police body-camera footage of the scene, contrary to the lawsuit claim that footage was tampered with, Carney said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The medical records that do exist have, in some cases, been tampered with or destroyed, either by security forces or hospital workers coöperating with the regime.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
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Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Authorities got a huge break on Tuesday with the release of footage of an armed individual wearing a balaclava, gloves and a backpack approaching the front door of Guthrie’s Arizona home and tampering with a Nest camera the morning she was abducted.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
So there was no police body-camera footage of the scene, contrary to the lawsuit claim that footage was tampered with, Carney said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
The medical records that do exist have, in some cases, been tampered with or destroyed, either by security forces or hospital workers coöperating with the regime.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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