troubleshoot
verb
trou·ble·shoot
ˈtrə-bəl-ˌshüt 
troubleshot
ˈtrə-bəl-ˌshät
; troubleshooting
; troubleshooting
: to operate or serve as a troubleshooter
is troubleshooting for an electronics firm
: to investigate or deal with in the role of troubleshooter
troubleshoots TV receivers
troubleshoot a problem
Examples of troubleshoot in a Sentence
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Amid the calm, there's a flurry of activity—a homeowner dealing with a malfunctioning air conditioner, a plumber rushing to fix a burst pipe, and an electrician working on troubleshooting a faulty circuit.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
The facility employs just 400 people across all shifts, many of whom are highly skilled equipment operators trained to troubleshoot technical problems.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
For one, engineers were trying to troubleshoot a spacecraft traveling in interstellar space, more than 15 billion miles away — the ultimate long-distance call.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
If not work, then on making progress in your health journey, or on troubleshooting your life in some way.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2024
In the rest of the episode, the pair work together to troubleshoot a family recipe that Garner couldn’t quite replicate on her own.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
In a press briefing, Eric Goldstein, CISA’s Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, noted that federal agencies could have exposed authentication details in the emails to Microsoft to troubleshoot an IT issue, or to address a software bug.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Its employees are made available early in the filmmaking process to troubleshoot issues with movies that use the company’s film cameras.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Chase works as a keys technician in our program, and helps the other players in rehearsal and performances, troubleshooting issues and helping students with difficult parts.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
The facility employs just 400 people across all shifts, many of whom are highly skilled equipment operators trained to troubleshoot technical problems.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
For one, engineers were trying to troubleshoot a spacecraft traveling in interstellar space, more than 15 billion miles away — the ultimate long-distance call.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
If not work, then on making progress in your health journey, or on troubleshooting your life in some way.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2024
In the rest of the episode, the pair work together to troubleshoot a family recipe that Garner couldn’t quite replicate on her own.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
In a press briefing, Eric Goldstein, CISA’s Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, noted that federal agencies could have exposed authentication details in the emails to Microsoft to troubleshoot an IT issue, or to address a software bug.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
Its employees are made available early in the filmmaking process to troubleshoot issues with movies that use the company’s film cameras.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Chase works as a keys technician in our program, and helps the other players in rehearsal and performances, troubleshooting issues and helping students with difficult parts.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
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troubleshoot
verb
trou·ble·shoot
ˈtrəb-əl-ˌshüt
troubleshot
-ˌshät
; troubleshooting
; troubleshooting
1
: to locate trouble and make repairs (as in machinery)
2
: to find a solution to a problem or disagreement
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