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
Whatever used to be fun (coding your first game, say) is replaced by something that’s not (debugging your code).
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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
The days of doing anything other than poring over business plans and debugging code will seem far away; eight hours of sleep will be as foreign a concept as the idea of cooking a full meal and actually sitting at a kitchen table to eat it.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The most common uses of Claude were debugging existing code, helping human engineers understand what parts of the codebase were doing, and, to a somewhat lesser extent, implementing new software features.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
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
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
The days of doing anything other than poring over business plans and debugging code will seem far away; eight hours of sleep will be as foreign a concept as the idea of cooking a full meal and actually sitting at a kitchen table to eat it.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The most common uses of Claude were debugging existing code, helping human engineers understand what parts of the codebase were doing, and, to a somewhat lesser extent, implementing new software features.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
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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The author argues that sheriffs should not have independent authority over ballots and election procedures, and calls for the state legislature to clarify sheriff powers by amending the constitution to make sheriffs appointed rather than elected, similar to police chiefs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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The option can reduce taxes on that one-time payment and does not require amending a prior return, according to the IRS.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Lorie Konish,Kamaron McNair,Greg Iacurci,Mike Winters,Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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For years, the state paid transportation providers as much as 10 times the appropriate rate to pick up Medicaid patients who use large wheelchairs, and the department estimated that correcting the mistake would save $33 million over roughly six months.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Preventing soil compaction is far easier than correcting it.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Whether that means rewriting a love ballad in a couple of days or suiting up in a onesie for a press event on the other side of the world, the commitment never wavers.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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The team had brought on an old compatriot from EA as well as some AI specialists who were rewriting all of Proxi’s code.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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For the first time in recent memory, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency will hold a public hearing on reforming the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Trump has overturned many long-standing public-policy commitments of conservatives—supporting free trade, reforming entitlements, supporting foreign assistance to save lives and advance American interests, standing by NATO, and standing against Russian oppression at home and aggression abroad.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 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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There is a dearth of curries in New York—something chef Vijay Kumar, of Dhamaka, Adda, and Semma, has been steadily remedying in recent years.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
21 Feb. 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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The complaints were communicated to upper management, including Matkom, who took several steps towards rectifying the problems in the building.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Debugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debugging. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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