tampered

verb

Definition of tamperednext
past tense of tamper
as in fooled

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  1. fooled
  2. invaded
  3. played
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  • Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But, don’t be fooled, Jewels intends to enter the competition with intention and strategy.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of fooled
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  • In the late 1970s, China invaded Vietnam, whereas Russia had been involved in Ukraine prior to 2022, as well as in operations in its southern Chechen region, in Georgia in 2008, and formally waded into the Syrian Civil War in 2015.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Israel invaded southern Lebanon in October as part of an escalation of their conflict with Hezbollah.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of invaded
Verb
  • Dylan played two acoustic songs at Newport following his electric set.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Dublin's Aviva Stadium could be a potential site for a 2025 game, as could Croke Park (the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears played a preseason game there in 1997).
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of played
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Thesaurus Entries Near tampered

tamper

tampered

tampered (with)

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