as in amending
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 debugging
Arize tests and monitors RAG pipelines as well as the agents and applications built on them—debugging and hunting down errors and hallucinations.
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Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
By recognizing this early and investing in confidence as aggressively as in velocity, companies can move ahead while others are debugging their way through the consequences.
—Shubha Govil, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Whatever used to be fun (coding your first game, say) is replaced by something that’s not (debugging your code).
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Some are conventional, such as the boards dedicated to debugging code or trading cryptocurrency.
—Mike Dobuski, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
Today developers are positioning agents as a more advanced form of chatbot, capable of autonomously making decisions and completing routine tasks, such as navigating a Web browser or debugging computer code.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
In such systems based on multiple agents, some agents assist in generating code and some in testing and debugging it.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
While the program will gather feedback about tools, performance tuning, debugging utilities, and plenty of other aspects of game development, it’s also designed for input from game studios that aren’t shipping games on Xbox.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2024
Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
By recognizing this early and investing in confidence as aggressively as in velocity, companies can move ahead while others are debugging their way through the consequences.
—Shubha Govil, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Whatever used to be fun (coding your first game, say) is replaced by something that’s not (debugging your code).
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Some are conventional, such as the boards dedicated to debugging code or trading cryptocurrency.
—Mike Dobuski, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
Today developers are positioning agents as a more advanced form of chatbot, capable of autonomously making decisions and completing routine tasks, such as navigating a Web browser or debugging computer code.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
In such systems based on multiple agents, some agents assist in generating code and some in testing and debugging it.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
While the program will gather feedback about tools, performance tuning, debugging utilities, and plenty of other aspects of game development, it’s also designed for input from game studios that aren’t shipping games on Xbox.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debugging
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That vote was meant to be the final part of the multistep process for amending the Virginia constitution.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Proper plant placement and amending soil to ensure adequate drainage are the best way to prevent root rots.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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Where quantum computing and machine learning are already being combined most helpfully, Ekert argues, is in physicists’ use of classical AI to design quantum error-correcting codes and better quantum hardware.—
Zeeya Merali,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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As a professional proofreader, Fuyuko (Yukino Kishii) spends her days and nights finding and correcting mistakes.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Simien is also an evangelist for rewriting negative perceptions about Memphis by highlighting its vibrant musical present.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The campaign is rewriting the rules about what is allowed and therefore what is possible.—
Meghan Daum,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The savings outlined in the SEC filings, and the high importance securing them played in executives’ compensation for the year, shows the benefit to Uber’s shareholders and executives from reforming insurance laws nationwide.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Along with reforming teaching methods, states have also required schools to screen for learning disabilities such as dyslexia and hire coaches to help teachers improve their reading instruction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Presuming that sons are already less social is not a recipe for remedying this bias.—
Lise Eliot,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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How to refill a saline lake Growing the lake is a much bigger and more expensive challenge than remedying the salinity problem.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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Now, though, Duke must quickly turn the page, simultaneously embracing the fear Siena put in it, while rectifying the nonchalant attitude that got it behind in the first place.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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To do so was to send $80 million back to California coffers, rectifying a mistake made by the state controller’s office that mixed up the monthly K-12 education payments sent to 11 counties.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Debugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debugging. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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