debugged

verb

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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debugged
  1. amended
  2. corrected
  3. rewrote
  4. reformed
  5. rectified
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  • But, citing a need for competition and consumer choice, Accra amended Next Gen Infraco’s license in March.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
  • The difficulty is that Congress has repeatedly amended these rules over the last century.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of amended
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  • This post was corrected to reflect that the WHCA dinner will be held at the Waldorf Astoria.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 July 2026
  • Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 corrected a historical exclusion against women in the workforce, using incentives and quotas to address the imbalance.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of corrected
Verb
  • Outfield and utility Kaylee Vien, senior, Byron Nelson The Temple College signee rewrote the Byron Nelson record books, setting single-season program marks in hits, doubles, home runs and RBIs while also breaking the career home run record.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
  • Franchetti rewrote the bill ten times, and this week, Assemblyman Charles Lavine said both sides of the aisle in Albany came together on Kyra's Law.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of rewrote
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  • After the criticism by the state Supreme Court in 1997, Kaiser reformed the system by creating the Office of the Independent Administrator.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Social Security benefits were last reformed roughly 40 years ago, when the federal government raised the eligibility age for the program from 65 to 67, based on recommendations from a commission under the leadership of Alan Greenspan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of reformed
Verb
  • But don’t worry, this common faux pas can easily be rectified by an $8 hack.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2026
  • Our biggest complaint was that the bundled mouse felt a little chintzy, and that's easily rectified.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
Definition of rectified

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