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Recent Examples of tamper
In 1967, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison after being convicted of jury tampering, fraud, and using pension funds to pay mobsters in exchange for kickbacks.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
Widmer was found guilty at his first trial, but the conviction was overturned because of juror tampering.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
While the president has repeatedly attempted to tamper down speculation, Americans — including Trump’s crucial MAGA base — are calling for more transparency on the issue.
—Rachel Scully, The Hill, 23 July 2025
Miami being sued for tampering to get football transfer: University of Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit alleging Miami Hurricanes football broke the law by tampering with a Badgers player -- a groundbreaking legal shot at enforcing the financial contract between player and school.
—Greg Cote
june 22, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
Widmer was found guilty at his first trial, but the conviction was overturned because of juror tampering.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
While the president has repeatedly attempted to tamper down speculation, Americans — including Trump’s crucial MAGA base — are calling for more transparency on the issue.
—Rachel Scully, The Hill, 23 July 2025
Miami being sued for tampering to get football transfer: University of Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit alleging Miami Hurricanes football broke the law by tampering with a Badgers player -- a groundbreaking legal shot at enforcing the financial contract between player and school.
—Greg Cote
june 22, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
Verb
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Prosecutors told the court the scheme had raised at least $650 million and called it a classic Ponzi structure that fooled even Horwitz’s closest friends.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let their elegant fancy-restaurant flavors fool you.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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During the 2022 incident, an unknown person motioned toward Newton to arrest Mitchell for trespassing.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Denver7 reported that authorities had received three reports of a suspicious person trespassing on private properties along State Highway 103 this week, including two properties on Peaceful Valley Lane in Idaho Springs on Monday.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But in private, Arthur advises her to exercise a little more discretion in her, um, fiddling.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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As Rossini stowed her purse in a tiny back office, a manager named Katie Atlas was onboarding a new employee, a young woman who fiddled nervously with her necklace.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In May 1940, German forces invaded and then occupied the Netherlands, with Belgium and France following shortly thereafter.—
Time,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel, taking part in the country’s literary scene, and parenting her son.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Riley said Black Mountain would allow a portion of one of the parks to encroach on its property.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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In fact, many fans believe Walt Disney kept newspapers and television sets out of his parks so that guests could be fully immersed in a fantastical world, without reality or politics encroaching.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Bears will be prepared for the environment, but getting that Morgantown monkey off their back will take a lot more than imagined.—
Michael Haag,
Dallas News,
10 Oct. 2022
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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. Ettan.—
Valerie Demicheva and Flora Chang,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 July 2021
Verb
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In that complaint, Disney argues that the expiration of its copyright to Steamboat Willie doesn’t allow competitors to infringe on its trademarks, which protect brands.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, wrote in a July op-ed for the Sacramento Bee that wearing a mask does not infringe on ICE agents or the federal government’s ability to perform their duties, and therefore the law should be constitutional.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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Kirk played a pivotal role in helping Republicans close the gap among young voters in 2024.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Astros are now one game behind the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians, with two games to play.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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