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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Evidence suggested Gace first tampered with the cameras weeks prior.
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Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
For a president to tamper with the Fed is to cross a red line — to welcome panic and potential doom.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias sent a cease-and-desist letter to DHS demanding the agency stop swapping, concealing and tampering with license plates.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
For a president to tamper with the Fed is to cross a red line — to welcome panic and potential doom.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias sent a cease-and-desist letter to DHS demanding the agency stop swapping, concealing and tampering with license plates.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Giveaway or website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void.
—AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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