micromanage
verb
mi·cro·man·age
ˌmī-krō-ˈma-nij 
micromanaged; micromanaging; micromanages
: to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details
: to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them
Examples of micromanage in a Sentence
He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
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Their words painted a portrait of someone who micromanaged, monopolized the spotlight and rarely recognized individual contributions.
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Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Kids desperately want to be able to explore and play without adults micromanaging them, Skenazy says.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The incessant crackdowns, and the campaigns of censorship or censoriousness, suggest that the Chinese regime is intent on not just eliminating opposition, but also micromanaging its people’s lifestyles, consumption, and beliefs.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
That doesn’t mean burning out or micromanaging every detail.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
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Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Kids desperately want to be able to explore and play without adults micromanaging them, Skenazy says.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The incessant crackdowns, and the campaigns of censorship or censoriousness, suggest that the Chinese regime is intent on not just eliminating opposition, but also micromanaging its people’s lifestyles, consumption, and beliefs.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
That doesn’t mean burning out or micromanaging every detail.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for micromanage
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“Micromanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micromanage. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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