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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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
And despite the fact that the staff at the Florida studio was relatively small, DeBlois and Sanders were determined to not micromanage their animators.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
You’re either micromanaged to death or dumped with impossible workloads.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research NO: Attempts at micromanaging the economy are unproductive and detrimental.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
And despite the fact that the staff at the Florida studio was relatively small, DeBlois and Sanders were determined to not micromanage their animators.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
You’re either micromanaged to death or dumped with impossible workloads.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research NO: Attempts at micromanaging the economy are unproductive and detrimental.
—Phillip Molnar, Mercury News, 16 May 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 28 May. 2025.
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