tamper

verb

Definition of tampernext
as in to fool

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Recent Examples of tamper Ole Miss coach Pete Golding basically admitted to tampering, but also, what about Lane? — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Ridley's older sister, 55-year-old Bernadette Ridley, is being charged with abuse of corpse, tampering and related offenses. — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026 More details about the Cavs/The Realest partnership To ensure authenticity, The Realest oversees every collectible item to have patent-pending covert markings and tamper resistant holograms. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Consider due process, tampering due to out-of-control access to court documents, and digitally changing at will. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tamper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
  1. fool
  2. trespass
  3. fiddle
  4. invade
  5. encroach
  6. monkey
  7. infringe
  8. play
Verb
  • One play later, on third-and-long, Darnold got fooled by a Cover 2 trap coverage and Ja’Quan McMillian picked him off, setting up the Broncos’ walk-off field goal.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Don't be fooled by the affordable price, because your opponents will be the ones paying.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of fool
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  • The Dallas city manager said that no-trespassing signs will be posted in parking lots to discourage loitering.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Those who visit the site are trespassing, and Rafford said the owner cites safety concerns.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of trespass
Verb
  • Her thumbs fiddled, and her eyebrows rose as Castillo excoriated government spending on undocumented immigrants.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • An Israeli police officer, one of a half-dozen standing guard around the group, fiddles on his phone.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fiddle
Verb
  • Lavrov has traveled only infrequently to NATO member states since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and severe sanctions were imposed on Moscow.
    — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • What makes this duty the more urgent is the fact, that the country so overrun is not our own, but ours is the invading army.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of invade
Verb
  • The result is a political system in which a president can act in ways that may violate federal law, undermine democratic norms and encroach on Congress’ constitutional authority.
    — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The buzzer sounded and Banchero encroached on Johnson’s space before Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu tried to break them apart.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of encroach
Verb
  • With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don’t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them.
    — Valerie Demicheva and Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021
  • But this experiment isn't about monkeying around—this a real security and safety hazard, the researchers point out in a new paper.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2020
Definition of monkey
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  • Infringing on human rights Monitoring how governments comply with the cybercrime convention is critical to ensuring that governments do not infringe on human rights.
    — Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Cantelmo said the moratorium is not intended to be applied in a way that would infringe on any student's right to exercise freedom of religion, speech or peaceful assembly.
    — Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of infringe
Verb
  • The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Purdue transfer, cleared by the courts to play courtesy of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the NCAA, came off the bench to score nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That forced Edmonds and former Horned Frog David Punch (now at Texas) to play lengthy minutes and have to worry about foul trouble.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of play

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