tamper with
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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Ridley's daughter, 32-year-old Liza Robinson, and her boyfriend, 33-year-old Gnaeus Daniels, are charged with tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice, the ADA said.
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Some people in the video’s comment section speculated that Lindenthal’s shout-out may have indicated that the Wemby card had been tampered with in a way that should have disqualified it from being graded.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Sullivan also told the Herald of concerns related to luggage and vehicle tampering, saying that checked baggage could potentially be tampered with, swapped, or intercepted during the long transit between the suburban facility and Boston.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
Iranian hackers also are suspected of having remotely tampered with fuel gauges at gas stations, CNN reported earlier this month.
—Raphael Satter, USA Today, 26 May 2026
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Some people in the video’s comment section speculated that Lindenthal’s shout-out may have indicated that the Wemby card had been tampered with in a way that should have disqualified it from being graded.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Sullivan also told the Herald of concerns related to luggage and vehicle tampering, saying that checked baggage could potentially be tampered with, swapped, or intercepted during the long transit between the suburban facility and Boston.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
Iranian hackers also are suspected of having remotely tampered with fuel gauges at gas stations, CNN reported earlier this month.
—Raphael Satter, USA Today, 26 May 2026
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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