micromanages

verb

present tense third-person singular of micromanage
as in handles
chiefly US to try to oversee all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems He micromanaged every detail of the budget.

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Recent Examples of micromanages Soon, the leader speaks first, corrects too quickly, micromanages decisions and surrounds themselves with people who have learned that agreement is safer than curiosity. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for micromanages
  1. handles
  2. manipulates
  3. controls
  4. addresses
  5. negotiates
  6. supervises
  7. takes
  8. regulates
Verb
  • Spaceium says its design handles higher pressures and greater docking misalignment than competing refueling interfaces.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The next two years will be defined by how his administration handles a muscular Democratic opposition.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of handles
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  • Researchers are still working out exactly how the parasite causes this change, but studies have found changes in proteins in the host’s brain as the parasite manipulates it.
    — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In Kazan’s remake, Cathy craves power and freedom and manipulates the men in her life to achieve those goals.
    — Katie Gunderman, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of manipulates
Verb
  • One is fezolinetant, which works in the area of the brain that controls body temperature and blocks a source of hot flashes and night sweats.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That’s three negative developments in three Senate races that could determine which party controls the chamber, all of them contests in which Democrats were believed to be favored.
    — W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of controls
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  • The infrastructure addresses a problem that emerged as Codex accelerated software development.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In the vlog, a bleary-eyed Greene addresses the camera in the aftermath of her victory.
    — Fraser Godden, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of addresses
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  • One potential concern for investors is whether the retail pharmacy will lose its competitive advantage of being directly linked with a PBM, which negotiates drug prices and manages prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurers and employers.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The remainder of the series schedule is in flux as the WNBA negotiates where Atlanta can play its remaining home games.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiates
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  • Although labs such as DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are private, the state supervises them at every stage and, increasingly, finances them.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Request the treating physician’s name and qualifications, then ask who performs each stage and how the physician supervises the team.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervises
Verb
  • Researchers must again be able to plan work that takes years with reasonable confidence that commitments will be honored.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • TobenONE takes a slightly different approach to the whole design by building the whole system around the main stand.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of takes
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  • In this case, that is 108 proof (54 percent ABV), which is just under the maximum 110 proof established by the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT), the group that regulates tequila production in Mexico.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
  • There is also a potential conflict when the same government both regulates and owns a utility.
    — Don Grant, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of regulates

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“Micromanages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanages. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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