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 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.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
Live Share allows real-time editing and debugging sessions with teammates, so everyone stays in sync.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 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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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
Live Share allows real-time editing and debugging sessions with teammates, so everyone stays in sync.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 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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Those ideals inspired what was written into the Constitution, and the very idea that our Constitution must be amended and our nation improved by future generations who could redeem their shortcomings and address their imperfections through collective struggle and the democratic process.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, Miller amended the complaint to add Tesla as a defendant, alleging product liability claims.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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This story has been corrected to show the name of the conservative Jewish group is the Zionist Organization of America, not Zionists for America.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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State officials tried to correct the mistake but were not allowed to do so by federal regulators.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Sarah and Paul were getting huge monologues to memorize every night, and those would then be rewritten.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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Each joke follows the same basic logic — take a mundane human experience and rewrite it so that Chuck Norris exists outside its rules entirely.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Mayor Sam Cunningham assured the council members that the problem had been discovered and a plan had been developed to remedy the situation.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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To remedy this without creating undue delays for businesses, the Act creates a hold-separate requirement for up to 90 days to allow the court to review public comments and government responses.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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The state’s dire budgetary straits have also spurred Democrats to look to fundamentally reform how state budgeting works.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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The district has since taken steps to reform its disciplinary policies, including removing school resource officers in 2024.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Debug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debug. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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