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Recent Examples of Synonyms for micromanagers
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Work is work, and there’s writerly reward, too, in daily encounters with a diverse range of taskmasters across all social groups.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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The only happy ones would be TV station managers and political consultants cashing Steyer’s super-sized checks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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The eternal debate about facing Maradona’s Argentina was whether opposition managers should elect to man-mark him.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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These include elections for board of supervisors, district and city attorneys, superintendents and more.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Workers have told us that even wiping sweat from their face can be criticized because supervisors worry about the garment getting dirty.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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These include elections for board of supervisors, district and city attorneys, superintendents and more.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The expenditures reviewed by The Post covered a range of costs, including the superintendents’ airfare, mileage, meals, hotels and other travel expenses for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 fiscal years.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
1 June 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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Yes, some sticklers would insist that greatly should never stand between to and excel.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Then, on Monday night, the district appeared to do an about-face on its initial directions via an email to principals.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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The principals of Midsummer bear more than a passing resemblance to the reality TV casts of the 21st century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 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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While the model still lacks the judgment or taste of its human overseers, executives don’t expect that gap to last long.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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With the North Koreans and the Chinese military bearing down on Incheon in 1951, Casillas was ordered by his superiors to destroy all vital structures in Incheon to keep the infrastructure from falling into enemy hands.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Abts sent an email to his superiors, and a human resources supervisor, about Husband’s disturbing, uncharacteristic behavior.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
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“Micromanagers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanagers. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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