tamper with
phrasal verb
tampered with; tampering with; tampers with
: to change or touch (something) especially in a way that causes damage or harm
Someone tampered with the lock.
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President Thomas Jefferson’s colonnades, Truman’s namesake balcony and even Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden were each criticized for their cost or for tampering with history.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Officer Ronald Foy was indicted for official oppression, officer William Hulslander for official oppression and tampering with a governmental record, and former officer Joel Weinstein for tampering with a governmental record, according to a news release from the Denton Police Department.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The additional charges include robbery, theft, violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and possessing an instrument of crime.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Failing to install the device, or disconnecting or tampering with it, could result in a $600 fine or six months in jail.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Officer Ronald Foy was indicted for official oppression, officer William Hulslander for official oppression and tampering with a governmental record, and former officer Joel Weinstein for tampering with a governmental record, according to a news release from the Denton Police Department.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The additional charges include robbery, theft, violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and possessing an instrument of crime.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Failing to install the device, or disconnecting or tampering with it, could result in a $600 fine or six months in jail.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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