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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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.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
The trustees are supposed to provide guidance and oversight but not to manage — and definitely not to micromanage.
—Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Add Value And Deliver Without Micromanagement Managing up means making your boss’s job easier by staying ahead, communicating clearly and delivering without being micromanaged.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The feds’ case portrayed the mogul as a ruthless and micromanaging boss who, during the two decades before his September 2024 arrest, abused his larger-than-life status in the industry to control his employees and lovers alike through violence and intimidation.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
The trustees are supposed to provide guidance and oversight but not to manage — and definitely not to micromanage.
—Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Add Value And Deliver Without Micromanagement Managing up means making your boss’s job easier by staying ahead, communicating clearly and delivering without being micromanaged.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The feds’ case portrayed the mogul as a ruthless and micromanaging boss who, during the two decades before his September 2024 arrest, abused his larger-than-life status in the industry to control his employees and lovers alike through violence and intimidation.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 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 8 Jul. 2025.
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