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 remaining time was spent collecting information, reading documentation, helping coworkers, or debugging.
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, pointed out in May that AI tools are doing the types of simple coding and debugging tasks that junior software developers did to gain experience.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2025
Agents can be used to perform complex, multi-stage activities such as canary deployments for new versions of applications, establishing a zero trust security policy for all services in a cluster and debugging service availability issues.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
When code doesn't work as expected, debugging requires understanding what the code is actually doing—precisely the knowledge that vibe coding tends to sidestep.
—Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, pointed out in May that AI tools are doing the types of simple coding and debugging tasks that junior software developers did to gain experience.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2025
Agents can be used to perform complex, multi-stage activities such as canary deployments for new versions of applications, establishing a zero trust security policy for all services in a cluster and debugging service availability issues.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
When code doesn't work as expected, debugging requires understanding what the code is actually doing—precisely the knowledge that vibe coding tends to sidestep.
—Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debug
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The agenda includes legislation to amend the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act and reauthorize the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program at $60,000,000 through 2032.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wiener’s bill was recently amended to apply to only local and federal law enforcement agents.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Denver Post will update the story as quickly as possible to correct any errors.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Angels have worked to correct the technique.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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After months of job searching, Erin had rewritten her résumé, applied to dozens of roles, and sat through interviews that went nowhere.—
Jill Schulman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The returns of Max Muncy and Tommy Edman this week can only do so much to remedy the issue.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Because, immediately, journeyman Jones threw five passes on the first five plays to began attacking the NFL’s weakest starting cornerbacks — a situation too obvious for the club to have gone the entire offseason not doing enough to remedy.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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While the former demands fiscal consolidation from France’s leadership, the latter is opposed to spending cuts and reforms — such as raising the retirement age and reforming the pension system — that economists see as necessary to balance the books.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Edwards says restoring and reforming the program would ensure rural communities have more equitable access to funding meant to protect against disasters.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Debug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debug. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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