TAMPERS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

tampers

verb

present tense third-person singular of tamper

as in fiddles

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The contract model means that when Congress fiddles, it isn’t impacted.

— The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Congress fiddles while structural defects in Medicare and Social Security threaten to engulf the programs.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025

Definition of fiddles

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After their final payment to an agency in Sofia, fronted by a foreboding redhead equipped with a mechanical smile and a calculator, Russia invades Ukraine.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Evil Dead Burn follows a family whose lives are torn apart after a demonic spirit invades their home in the wake of a death.

— Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of invades

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The case also determined that the neighbor has the right to trim any greenery that encroaches onto their property.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
As long as nothing encroaches on their territories, these mega-caps can continue to invent and profit with their core businesses generating consistent gains.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026

Definition of encroaches

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When he's appointed interim sheriff of a tiny Minnesota town, Ulysses intervenes in a botched bank robbery to discover a stash of gold and heavy weapons that belong to a Yakuza crime syndicate.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
Recognizing education as a fundamental right crucial for development, UNICEF intervenes by providing emergency support, establishing temporary learning spaces, training educators, and strengthening education systems.

— Courtney Busch, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of intervenes

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What the Study Found A team of researchers at Texas A&M University set out to determine whether the NR4A1 receptor plays a role in the anti-aging benefits of coffee.

— Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026
Esparza plays the unhinged tyrant with a quickness, his bright eyes darting and weaving with each newfangled notion.

— Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of plays

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But as China’s 2018 detention of two Canadian citizens after Canada arrested a Huawei executive showed, the party readily interferes in the legal system when important interests are at stake.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Here’s when to watch and how to catch the best views before bright moonlight interferes.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of interferes

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