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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
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Don't let some cloudy skies fool you.—
Brian Smith,
Des Moines Register,
25 Mar. 2026
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But don’t let its stillness in the videos fool you.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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Transit officials said the fence was essential and long overdue to prevent people from trespassing on the tracks and being killed, as trains were becoming faster and more frequent.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, March 2, two weeks before the fire, the person living in the basement apartment in the building complained to the property manager that Slate was trespassing in the maintenance and boiler area, Pekara said.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 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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But none of these tracks really explore their ideas as much as just fiddling in place, with any initial energy fizzling out almost immediately.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
9 Mar. 2026
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That operation began on October 29, 1956, when Israel invaded the Sinai Peninsula and rapidly overwhelmed Egyptian forces.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Food prices rose sharply after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, but that was largely due to the countries being major grain exporters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Those rapid-fire changes have prompted advocates to sound the alarm — and sue the Justice Department — arguing that the new rules encroach on due process in the country’s immigration courts.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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When Mays retired last season and Antoine Thompson was hired, Graham stepped away, not wanting to encroach on the new head coach’s time.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 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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During a debate Tuesday, some lawmakers quibbled over whether the bill would infringe on the free market.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Didn’t Washington’s actions infringe on that authority?—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Jack Plummer, who is now playing for the United Football League’s Orlando Storm, spent the bulk of the 2024 season on the practice squad as a third arm.—
Mike Kaye
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Emma D'Arcy landed an Emmy nomination playing an older version of Rhaenyra later in Season 1 and stayed the lead in Season 2, though Alcock also reprised her role as a guest star.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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