TAMPERS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

tampers

verb

present tense third-person singular of tamper

as in fiddles

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An Israeli police officer, one of a half-dozen standing guard around the group, fiddles on his phone.

— Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
The contract model means that when Congress fiddles, it isn’t impacted.

— The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of fiddles

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A couple of key injuries to defensive starters come as a high-flying offense led by quarterback Jared Goff invades Bank of America Stadium.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Damage is often concentrated in the lower areas of the plant, as Verticillium invades hosts from their base, working upwards.

— Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of invades

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These industry changes come at an uncertain time as artificial intelligence encroaches on the creative field and consumers are turning to social media platforms for music consumption and discovery.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The necessary debates are only beginning to heat up as AI inexorably encroaches on our daily lives.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of encroaches

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Human rights groups and critics say the government is complicit in the attacks and that Netanyahu's condemnation appears to be posturing since the Israeli military often intervenes on the settlers' side and the perpetrators are rarely prosecuted.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
In it, the governor said his focus is always on students and emphasized that districts must fail students for five years in a row before the state intervenes.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of intervenes

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After the Longhorns stuffed Jadan Baugh for a 2-yard loss plays later, Jones sold a fake, rolled out and connected with tight end Lacota Dippre for a 7-yard score.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
But Peter O’Toole plays your adviser and has these wonderful speeches about the importance of the monarchy and the spirit of the country.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of plays

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If a person interferes or one step fails, the system can adjust its plan and retry rather than requiring the entire task to be restarted.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of interferes

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