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Recent Examples of micromanager
While in theory that might result in some overlapping of skill sets between her and Bloys, Holland is not known as a micromanager (just the opposite), and both execs have a reputation for getting along well with others.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
One of the most famous CEOs who has been repeatedly cited as a micromanager was Apple’s Steve Jobs.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
One of the most famous CEOs who has been repeatedly cited as a micromanager was Apple’s Steve Jobs.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for micromanager
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Emery is a taskmaster but, along with countryman defender Pau Torres, Rogers is among his favourites in the Villa squad.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In this Water sign, the taskmaster will expose emotional or spiritual fatigue, which asks us to build something honest and enduring rather than idealized and faulty.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Krupp said at the time that the restructuring would affect middle- and upper-level managers, not front-line caseworkers.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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Mitevska also refuses to sanctify Mother Teresa more than necessary, instead portraying her as a strict disciplinarian who believed in organizational practicality as much as in the inherent holiness of children.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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Considering his managers at Leeds included disciplinarians such as Wilkinson and George Graham, this was probably for the best.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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One automotive supervisor position has been filled, but no mechanics so far.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Human supervisors will monitor early deployments, and training Atlas for a new task typically takes only a day or two.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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And then there’s the U.S. Army officer who succeeds in apprehending Perfidia: Col. Steven J. Lockjaw, played in a graying military fade, with some fur on top and a martinet scowl, by Sean Penn.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
20 Sep. 2024
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One way to pressure would-be overseers into doing this nasty work is to dangle the possibility of more power and higher office at them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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Heightening concerns Keith Cowing is founder of the private NASA overseer website, NASA Watch.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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But Together, the Two Bags Have to Be Under 50 Pounds Airlines are sticklers on this one.—
Evie Carrick,
Outside,
16 Nov. 2025
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In addition to being a stickler for city ordinances, Rader was known to participate heavily in outside activities like leading his son’s Cub Scout group and doing administrative tasks at the Christ Lutheran Church.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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The superintendent said class size is the deciding factor.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Feagins has been a teacher, counselor, principal and superintendent during her time in education and is now seeking the Democratic nomination for Shelby County mayor.—
Brooke Muckerman,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Micromanager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanager. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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