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 Synonyms for micromanages
  1. handles
  2. manipulates
  3. controls
  4. addresses
  5. negotiates
  6. supervises
  7. takes
  8. regulates
Verb
  • Warner says Neo handles three critical tasks which include inventorying every piece of agentic software installed; assessing how each is configured; and, enforcing policies on what each is permitted to do.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • The Kremlin has denied that Wildberries handles military supplies.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • Okorie is the best driving guard in the class, a 6-1 jitterbug who manipulates defenders with a tight handle, sudden changes of speed, and an advanced feel for the game.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 16 June 2026
  • Facial massage manipulates big muscles in the face, such as the masseters, temporalis and platysma, as well as fascia.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of manipulates
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  • Ella Langley controls three of the top four spots on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, joining Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter as the only female artists to manage the feat.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • And Hamas—which ended the war with about twenty thousand fighters, some recruited and trained during the war—controls the remainder of Gaza.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of controls
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  • The collaborative approach directly addresses the growing demand from European governments for domestic manufacturing capabilities over simple overseas purchasing.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • The other addresses a complaint that has followed Las Vegas nightlife for years.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of addresses
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  • Bill negotiation PocketGuard partners with Billshark, a company that negotiates for lower rates on your behalf.
    — Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The series stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a landman who negotiates on behalf of oil companies.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of negotiates
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  • David Smith, who supervises the district’s aedes crew, said his team has received an increasing number of service requests for day-biting mosquitoes within the neighborhood.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • View on Spotify Randall Poster, Air Mail’s Music Editor, supervises the music in movies.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
Definition of supervises
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  • Pino is seen as a player who takes risks to progress play up the pitch, offering a slightly different profile to the rest of the squad.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • His moviegoing sensibility that any casting that takes him far away from the film’s narrative is a negative goes into the red zone with Page, who reunites with Nolan after Inception.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026
Definition of takes
Verb
  • Kalshi agrees with the federal government that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — which regulates swaps and derivatives — has the sole power to regulate prediction markets.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • Asked for help Just four arson and bomb investigators work for the state fire marshal, the division that regulates fireworks.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of regulates
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