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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Jeremiah faces a second-degree felony manslaughter charge, while Landrey is charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, a third-degree felony charge, jail records show.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Someone is tampering with your account, the Amazon staffer warned.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
Peters was convicted on state charges for a scheme to tamper with voting systems driven by false claims about the 2020 election.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
In 2024, the former Mesa County election clerk was sentenced for tampering with voting equipment to prove unsubstantiated voter fraud claims in 2020.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Someone is tampering with your account, the Amazon staffer warned.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
Peters was convicted on state charges for a scheme to tamper with voting systems driven by false claims about the 2020 election.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
In 2024, the former Mesa County election clerk was sentenced for tampering with voting equipment to prove unsubstantiated voter fraud claims in 2020.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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