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
Verb
  • Papik also said fishing policies are being amended that would allow native species to reclaim some of their number, like growing mollusks that are less susceptible to the alien blue crab.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Lofton texted that the returns needed to be amended and referred questions to Brookins.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of amended
Verb
  • The article has been corrected to reflect that the university system’s timeline was expedited, not delayed.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This story has been corrected to show that Lombard started a double play in the second inning, not the third.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrected
Verb
  • Kansas City Royals star Salvador Perez rewrote the club record books with his 318th career home run on Saturday.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • The resilient Kiwi rewrote the record books this weekend at Royal Birkdale.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of rewrote
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  • The original duo last performed together in 2016, and Roxette reformed in 2024 with Gessle and Swedish singer Lena Philipsson.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • 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
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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