tampered

Definition of tamperednext
past tense of tamper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tampered
Verb
  • Don’t be fooled by the name; despite its slouchy appearance, this shoulder purse can fit a laptop, a notebook, a small makeup bag, and more.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Stallings hung the breaking ball and Bader wasn’t fooled.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But what does some scientist know about eating fruit, of all things, when your hamstring feels like it’s being fiddled by Satan?
    Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • In 1982, after Israel invaded Lebanon, Iranian agents cultivated ties among fellow Shia who resented Israel’s presence.
    Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Pain returned in April 2025, and a scan revealed cancer had invaded bone in her right hip.
    Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In an era when IP is king at the theatrical box office, particularly when it’s encroached upon by streaming, what’s the trick to figuring out if an original project can play to a mass audience or a Gen Z one?
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Palace intrigue encroached on his confidence at times.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The people who trespassed at the Capitol, and committed disorderly behavior, enabled the mob violence.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Kelly insisted to the Washington Examiner that they were invited into the church, countering claims that the protesters trespassed.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Palisades won its first boys’ basketball title since 1969 after the program played 388 consecutive days without its own gymnasium because of last year’s fire.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Lewis played linebacker at Tennessee before signing with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and appearing in the preseason.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Tampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tampered. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.

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