tampered

Definition of tamperednext
past tense of tamper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tampered
Verb
  • Don't be fooled in thinking this spiked tea came from New York—this fan-favorite version hails from Tennessee.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • So don’t be fooled by temporary price drops that come with endless statements about deals being made.
    Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 May 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
  • Aspiring journalist Lily’s camera was recording when the OPEF Marines invaded and began killing both Marsies and the Peacekeepers force that was actually aligned with the Marines and fighting against the Marsies.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Muscle tissues, which initially made up 17 percent of the explant, were gradually invaded by coelomocytes that broke the muscle down into small pieces and destroyed its organization.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Cuba has long defended its decision to shoot down the planes, insisting that Brothers to the Rescue had encroached on the country's sovereignty.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Officials say this isn't the first time someone has trespassed on the property.
    Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In addition, the Urban Summit played a leading role in the special election to recall former Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr.
    Freddrell Green, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
  • While the men who landed on the beaches of Normandy are remembered each year, Museum officials said the women on the home front played an essential role in making Allied victory possible.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
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“Tampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tampered. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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