tamper

verb

Definition of tampernext
as in to fool

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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. — 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 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
  • You may be fooled into joining a brokerage with high fees, poor investment options or other red flags.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Jairzinho, Brazil vs Italy, 1970 Jairzinho steals in to give Brazil a two-goal lead with 20 minutes left, controlling the ball with his thigh and then failing to connect with his finish, which is enough to fool goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of fool
Verb
  • How the climbing couple got past security Prosecutors told the judge on July 2 that the defendants had trespassed overnight in the building before making the climb.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Instead of Cady as rapist, Cape Fear seems to be going for a general theme of Cady as violator, someone who is trespassing not singularly on a female body but on the Bowdens’ trustworthiness.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of trespass
Verb
  • The Fed's influence on credit and the economy is minimal; credit is produced by real-world productivity, not central bank fiddling.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Hinges There is a good chance your baby will often fiddle around with their sunglasses.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Definition of fiddle
Verb
  • Moisture invades your porch cushions and flooring, leading to the growth of mold, mildew, and algae.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • Various types of cancer, in which malignant tumors invade surrounding tissues, contributed to between 13,000 and 20,000 deaths annually in this time frame.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of invade
Verb
  • This may encroach on some of Cardinal Health's territory, but the company does a lot more than transport medicines from Point A to Point B.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • The funk and rock sounds fight against ever-encroaching mud and hiss; pretty melodies are offset by punishing bass or rendered disorienting by creative panning in the mix.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 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
Verb
  • Asked for comment, an OpenAI spokesperson suggested that NYT’s sanctions motion was a late litigation effort to access more logs and infringe more users’ privacy.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
  • Roberts wrote that limits on the president's ability to fire those who wield executive power on his behalf infringe on his constitutional authority.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of infringe
Verb
  • Haiti became the first team in FIFA history to qualify without having played one game at home due to gangs’ takeover of its national stadium and the violence in Port-au-Prince.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • While setting up an attack near the France box, midfielder Dani Olmo overcame a hard challenge that knocked him down to play a through ball to Pedro Porro.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of play

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