tampered

past tense of tamper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tampered
Verb
  • Don’t be fooled; this isn’t your typical museum.
    Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
  • Don’t be fooled by its breezy ’60s-analog vintage pop sound.
    Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 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
  • Hundreds were killed, and Israel invaded parts of Lebanon.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • Since Russia first invaded the country, drones have become a key part of Ukraine’s strategy, aiming at undermining the Russian army’s logistics operations.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Kenya has experienced incidents of land grabbing in the past, and environmentalists have often spoken out when parks and other green spaces are encroached upon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The mother had also requested that Field be trespassed from the property.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Smith Family Foundation has played a leadership role in Trenton, New Jersey, for a decade.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • This time green and red shared the spotlight as Algeria played Austria in a Group J match, the final one that determined who would advance to the knockout stage.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026
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“Tampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tampered. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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