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
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.
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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
Consider, for instance, a coding copilot that assists developers and collaborates with other agents to debug, refactor, and optimize software in real time.
—Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 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
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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
Consider, for instance, a coding copilot that assists developers and collaborates with other agents to debug, refactor, and optimize software in real time.
—Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debug
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However, after facing opposition, the bill was amended so that any disciplinary decisions would be handled at the local school level.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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There has not been an active military draft since 1973, and returning to one would require Congress to amend the Military Selective Service Act, according to SSS.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Nuggets have won six games involving clutch time during the streak, correcting a trend of fourth-quarter execution issues.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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Typically spring training is when a player wants these types of delivery and arm-action issues to pop up because there is ample opportunity to correct them.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the Senate Finance Committee rewrote a House tax bill and replaced it with language that would end the tax breaks sooner for certain data center equipment.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Part of a broader effort to upend programs intended to remedy discrimination, the lawsuit calls out the Congressional Black Caucus, which partners with the foundation.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Sarian hopes the sale of the unneeded parking lot land will remedy some of Vista’s current financial woes, which became a problem shortly after AHS acquired the hospital at the northwest corner of Glen Flora Avenue and Sheridan Road from Quororum Health Corp in July of 2023.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
31 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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The submission is, in effect, a manifesto for its continued existence, and stakes out a case for why the BBC’s licence fee funding model needs to be reformed to boost the corporation’s coffers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Debug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debug. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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