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Recent Examples of tamper
Stevenson has been charged with two level 6 felony counts of battery resulting in moderate injury, as well as two level 5 felony counts of consumer product tampering.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
She was charged with two counts of battery resulting in moderate injury and two counts of consumer product tampering for the Dec. 7 incident, which was captured in a now-viral doorbell camera video.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Olathe’s municipal code states that people can’t tamper or modify the bike to change its speed capabilities.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
This ensures that no one is tempted to tamper (in an unnecessary way) with a passenger’s property.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
She was charged with two counts of battery resulting in moderate injury and two counts of consumer product tampering for the Dec. 7 incident, which was captured in a now-viral doorbell camera video.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
Olathe’s municipal code states that people can’t tamper or modify the bike to change its speed capabilities.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
This ensures that no one is tempted to tamper (in an unnecessary way) with a passenger’s property.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamper
Verb
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These ads may not have fooled as many of us as their makers seemed to think.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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And don’t let the utilities and their friends fool you.—
Kendall Keelen,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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The lights and constant community presence helped prevent people from trespassing on the property or in nearby alleyways, Blochowicz said.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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According to the Santa Clara Police Department, Alex Gonzalez, 25, and Sebastian Rivera Jimenez, 24, were arrested at the stadium during the game for allegedly trespassing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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But what does some scientist know about eating fruit, of all things, when your hamstring feels like it’s being fiddled by Satan?—
Dan England,
Outside,
5 Feb. 2026
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Oldest sibling Danielle plays mandolin, James plays banjo and resonator guitar, his twin, Mark, plays guitar and Michael plays fiddle.—
Jenelyn Russo,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
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There’s Pete Carroll holding the hand of his sobbing grandson as television cameras invaded his personal space.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stalin invaded in November of 1939, expecting a quick takeover, but the Finns inflicted many times more casualties on the Soviets before eventually ceding 11 percent of their territory and partial control over their foreign affairs.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Its vessels are also constantly in demand due to Chinese warships encroaching on Taipei’s maritime zones.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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In an era where Napster and mp3s began to encroach on sales figures, The Better Life still managed to sell 7 million copies at the turn of the millennium, peaking at Number Seven on the Billboard 200.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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Around July 26, 2021, Ronald Bedra, 42, a Licking County, Ohio man sent Favret and others an email dedicated to monkey torture videos, court documents say.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Nov. 2025
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The Bears will be prepared for the environment, but getting that Morgantown monkey off their back will take a lot more than imagined.—
Michael Haag,
Dallas News,
10 Oct. 2022
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Within the state, some of the law’s proponents feel that the distance should not substantially infringe on people’s right to record.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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In fact, the FDA’s regulatory actions have sparked vocal resistance from people who support the clinical use of peptides, and who say that current restrictions infringe on the rights of patients.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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Before playing in the last four games, Reaves had missed the previous 19 with his calf injury.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Maldonado invited Jaquez to play, and after losing, Jaquez bought Maldonado drinks and returned to his friend group, according to the affidavit.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Tamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamper. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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