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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The man has been charged with removing/tampering with a ballot, which is a felony. —

Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024 These proxies are believed to be behind arson attacks in the UK and the Czech Republic, the targeting of pipelines and data cables in the Baltic and tampering with water supplies in Sweden and Finland. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024 For one thing, the former president’s friends in the owners’ suites would likely give Grover Cleveland II an earful for tampering with their media dollars. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2024 The 2020 election, however, did see a few individuals being charged for tampering with voting machines. —

Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tamper with