DEBUGGED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

debugged

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past tense of debug

as in amended

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 debugged Systems can be debugged, patched, reconfigured, and tuned relatively easily. — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026 So the researchers debugged the genome by hand. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026

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But the city’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday amended the map to remove portions of the 3rd District — which is the district the Chiefs and Royals are leaving for their new stadiums.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Poudel said the government has so far refused to issue death certificates, saying laws need to be amended first.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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An earlier version of this story was corrected to describe the suspect as the former head of foreign, not domestic, intelligence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
But many of Lamont’s fellow Democrats say the fiscally moderate governor has over-corrected, saving too aggressively, to the detriment of health care, education, social services and other core programs.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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But in more recent years, as state and national politics grew consumed by concerns over the cost of living, California Democrats have divided over whether and how much CEQA must be reformed.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The entire Western defense ecosystem must be reformed from the ground up to avoid this fate and ensure it is structured for full-spectrum warfare.

— Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

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