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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Both men are charged with one count each of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, bribery, conspiracy and tampering with evidence, as well as two counts each of telecommunications fraud.
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
While Herbig was a fourth-round pick in 2023, Porter was selected 32nd, the first pick of the second round (because the Miami Dolphins forfeited their first-round pick for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton, there were only 31 first-round picks that year).
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Trevino faces a charge of capital murder while attempting to commit robbery and also faces a charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair, according to Tarrant County Jail records.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Tina Peters, a former Republican county clerk who has falsely denied the results of the 2020 presidential election and who was convicted of crimes tied to tampering with voting machines, was released from prison early on June 1.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 June 2026
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
While Herbig was a fourth-round pick in 2023, Porter was selected 32nd, the first pick of the second round (because the Miami Dolphins forfeited their first-round pick for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton, there were only 31 first-round picks that year).
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Trevino faces a charge of capital murder while attempting to commit robbery and also faces a charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair, according to Tarrant County Jail records.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Tina Peters, a former Republican county clerk who has falsely denied the results of the 2020 presidential election and who was convicted of crimes tied to tampering with voting machines, was released from prison early on June 1.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 June 2026
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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