tampered

Definition of tamperednext
past tense of tamper
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Verb
  • He had been fooled a couple of times by the slider during the sequence but didn’t miss the third one Sasaki threw him.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 30th minute with a shot that deflected on an Alaves defender and fooled goalkeeper Antonio Sivera.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • As Rossini stowed her purse in a tiny back office, a manager named Katie Atlas was onboarding a new employee, a young woman who fiddled nervously with her necklace.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though prices have climbed at a fast rate since the war started, there were similar market shocks in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine.
    Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Simultaneously, Israel invaded Lebanon in an operation that killed thousands, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, and displaced more than a million people, according to the United Nations.
    Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On their endless search for nutrients, hyphae encroached into empty spaces.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But ever since, the family has alleged individuals have encroached on their beach, forcing them to put up no trespassing signs and hire private security, according to a supplemental complaint filed by Brian against the Walton County Sheriff’s Office last year.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Emory claimed that day that those arrested were outsiders who trespassed on school property.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Bishop said someone trespassed onto the cemetery and stabbed her three cane corsos named Zeus, Ghost and Ro Ro, who were guarding the property.
    Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • During their time together, Snead and McVay built teams that have played in two Super Bowls, winning one, and made eight playoff appearances.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The crowd went nuts because Heidenreich played for the United States Naval Academy.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Tampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tampered. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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