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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The threshold in such circumstances should be much higher, so the VAR only intervenes if the challenge merits a yellow or red card.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Patients answer clinical questions, and if cleared, prescriptions go directly to pharmacies; otherwise, a human doctor intervenes.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of intervenes

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A lot of great actors are based around there, and there were others like Lubna Azabal who plays Julia Felix.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Sean Clements Rated PG-13, 1 hour 43 minutes Johnson plays Dustin Boyd, whose laser-focused, hardass father Chuck (Ed Harris) trained him for tennis excellence from early childhood.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

Definition of plays

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Here’s when to watch and how to catch the best views before bright moonlight interferes.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026
If Damascus interferes in Lebanon, sectarian violence could follow, as the Syrian military presence would likely be interpreted as direct opposition to Hezbollah’s Shiite fighters.

— Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

Definition of interferes

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