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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An update added that Brown has been charged with one count of tampering with evidence.
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James Powel, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Brown also faces one count of tampering with evidence, the agency said.
—Greg Norman , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Brown is also facing a charge of one count of tampering with evidence, an update stated.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The video also travels in the digital equivalent of a locked box over the internet, so nobody can swap or tamper with it in transit.
—Yashas Hariprasad, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Brown also faces one count of tampering with evidence, the agency said.
—Greg Norman , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Brown is also facing a charge of one count of tampering with evidence, an update stated.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The video also travels in the digital equivalent of a locked box over the internet, so nobody can swap or tamper with it in transit.
—Yashas Hariprasad, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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