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as in taskmaster
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as in manager
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Recent Examples of micromanager
Counsell has never forgotten how hard the game is, resisting the urge to become a micromanager.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Rose is a micromanager, and lousy in a crisis.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Rose is a micromanager, and lousy in a crisis.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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.
—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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Embree was never an in-your-face taskmaster.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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This is the meeting of the messenger planet and the taskmaster, let alone in the zodiac’s most fearless sign, setting the stage for a transit that cuts right through the fluff, forcing truth and directness.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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On the Democratic side, Jesse Brewer, a former area manager for 7-Eleven locations, is running against Melissa Strange, a supply-chain director for an agribusiness company.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Sitting in the Petco Park visiting dugout Monday afternoon, Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes would have preferred to be answering a different set of questions about the team’s rotation depth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Early in the film, as Joe was assembling the Jackson 5 with Michael and his brothers, Joe is depicted as a harsh disciplinarian who brutally beats young Michael with a belt.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 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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There should be full transparency when assessments are changed and/or career scientists overruled by political appointees or other supervisors, including providing the original analyses.—
Jesse L. Goodman,
STAT,
18 May 2026
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Montgomery Steppe is a San Diego County supervisor representing District 4.—
Monica Montgomery Steppe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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His chief antagonist is his caustic first wife, Queen Marguerite (Joy DeMichelle), who operates as a kind of a martinet death doula.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Too much ink has been spilled on the pathological gilding of the Trump White House, but how to explain the attraction of today’s martinets to really dreadfully reproduced Louis Quatorze furniture?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Richards has pledged to work closely with Rikers’ new federal overseer, Nicholas Deml.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In other words, Doomsayers see a world of declining resources that needs overseers to divvy them up.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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Though far from a revolutionary by nature, John was a stickler for law.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The rise of the grammar sticklers Many of today’s ideas about what constitutes correct English are based on a singular – often mistaken – 19th-century view of the forces that govern our language.—
Valerie M. Fridland,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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Only key leadership staff will be contacted to report to work for varied assignments, the superintendent said.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Amenities include a live-in superintendent, bike storage, on-site laundry, and a landscaped common courtyard garden.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Micromanager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanager. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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