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Recent Examples of tamper
Olathe’s existing municipal code states that people can’t tamper or modify bikes to change speed capabilities.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Peters is prohibited from talking to representatives of pending free agents from other teams about any potential deal, and obviously, no one would ever illegally tamper at the combine.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
This will hopefully tamper the cedar pollen a bit for a few days.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
This ensures that no one is tempted to tamper (in an unnecessary way) with a passenger’s property.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Peters is prohibited from talking to representatives of pending free agents from other teams about any potential deal, and obviously, no one would ever illegally tamper at the combine.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
This will hopefully tamper the cedar pollen a bit for a few days.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
This ensures that no one is tempted to tamper (in an unnecessary way) with a passenger’s property.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
Verb
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Don’t be fooled into thinking napkin rings aren’t noticed.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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But this case shows how quickly a 401(k) can become a target when someone has enough personal information to fool a call center or reset account access.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Walking on private ground without permission is clearly trespassing in Montana.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Washington explained what happened the night a man trespassed onto airport property, and then was hit and killed by an airplane in the process of takeoff.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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On Sunday, the lineup includes Tatiana Hargreaves, a rising-star in the bluegrass fiddling scene, with her band and special guest Michael Daves; the honky-tonk duo Caleb Lauder and Reeb Wllms with their band the Cali Cutups; and Pleasanton native and all-world strings player Tony Furtado.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The contract model means that when Congress fiddles, it isn’t impacted.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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After a tense standoff, police successfully pushed the invading supporters back into the stands.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Trump’s close advisers believe that China could invade Taiwan in the next five years, Axios reported, threatening the chip supply chain that powers the US’ AI boom.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
17 May 2026
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Gorris also said the risk becomes higher when humans encroach on rodents’ natural habitats.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Most of these settlers farmed, but then the cities of Cleveland and Akron encroached from north and south.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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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.—
Valerie Demicheva and Flora Chang,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 July 2021
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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
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Entry must be the original work of the entrant, may not have been previously published, may not have won previous awards, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity.—
Tim McGovern,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Companies will test the boundaries Boyden speculated that offering different prices based on how much a customer uses a service, or advertising in particular ways to entice customers who are more likely to infringe, might constitute tailoring a service for piracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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After Tuesday’s game at Miami, the Braves have two more divisional games with the Marlins yet to play, followed by a home series against a hot-hitting Washington Nationals team (also within the division) this weekend.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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Charles Melton plays an American GI named Private K who’s trying to locate his daughter and keeps getting into bloody altercations.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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