debug

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈbəg How to pronounce debug (audio)
Definition of debugnext
as in to amend
to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from the computer program ran much faster after it was debugged

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Recent Examples of debug When the telephony and cognitive integration layers are designed to work together through a clean connective layer, the handoffs between domains stop being yours to debug. — Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Systems can be debugged, patched, reconfigured, and tuned relatively easily. — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026 Developers can build and debug applications for Windows, Linux, containers, mobile devices, and the cloud. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026 So the researchers debugged the genome by hand. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for debug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debug
  1. amend
  2. correct
  3. rewrite
  4. remedy
  5. reform
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  • The city amended its 2023 agreement with Goldenrod in August 2024 to give the company more time to complete the project.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to amend the filibuster so the party could pass voting rights legislation four years ago, arguing voting rights mattered more than a procedural rule.
    — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of amend
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  • High jump is a technical event — while physiology matters, the winner tends to be decided by who can best correct their errors as the bar goes up.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • The difficult part was measuring the distortions accurately enough such that the correcting heat could be applied with exact precision.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of correct
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  • Pre-commit to the metrics so the institution cannot rewrite success criteria after the fact (which is what happens to projects that underperform).
    — Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The resilient Kiwi rewrote the record books this weekend at Royal Birkdale.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of rewrite
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  • How the Chiefs will remedy the problems that ended their 10-year playoff run — including three Super Bowl victories — begins later this week.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • The government and its private sector partners who are eager to onboard as many new little customers as possible have at least taken the opportunity to try to remedy the lack of basic financial education among American children and their caregivers.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of remedy
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  • The original duo last performed together in 2016, and Roxette reformed in 2024 with Gessle and Swedish singer Lena Philipsson.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • Merz took office less than 15 months ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany’s economy, Europe’s biggest, after years of stagnation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of reform

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“Debug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debug. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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