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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Things Parents Should Not Do 1) Don't micromanage the process.
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Scott White, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Through her previous roles in marketing and HR, Mallick experienced a wide range of toxic boss behavior, not limited to yelling, micromanaging, gossiping, taking credit for others’ work and napping through meetings.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 11 July 2025
While competition in the aviation sector has flourished since the federal government stopped micromanaging fares, routes, and who gets to fly, Uncle Sam still controls the country’s aviation infrastructure and workforce that operates it.
—Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
The nation’s 2014 coup d’etat was commonly ascribed to a desire by the nation’s elites to micromanage the transition to King Vajiralongkorn.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
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Scott White, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Through her previous roles in marketing and HR, Mallick experienced a wide range of toxic boss behavior, not limited to yelling, micromanaging, gossiping, taking credit for others’ work and napping through meetings.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 11 July 2025
While competition in the aviation sector has flourished since the federal government stopped micromanaging fares, routes, and who gets to fly, Uncle Sam still controls the country’s aviation infrastructure and workforce that operates it.
—Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
The nation’s 2014 coup d’etat was commonly ascribed to a desire by the nation’s elites to micromanage the transition to King Vajiralongkorn.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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