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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Soto was charged with tampering with evidence, which is a felony.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Soto fled but was called back to the restaurant when deputies arrived, Judd explained, adding that Soto cooperated and has been charged with felony tampering with evidence.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
He’s charged with capital murder and tampering with a human corpse, officials said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
Even though Kamala Harris carried 80% of the vote during the 2024 presidential election in this proudly blue community — a land of electric cars and curbside composting — many don’t want to tamper with California’s nonpartisan redistricting system.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Soto fled but was called back to the restaurant when deputies arrived, Judd explained, adding that Soto cooperated and has been charged with felony tampering with evidence.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
He’s charged with capital murder and tampering with a human corpse, officials said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
Even though Kamala Harris carried 80% of the vote during the 2024 presidential election in this proudly blue community — a land of electric cars and curbside composting — many don’t want to tamper with California’s nonpartisan redistricting system.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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