micromanage
verb
mi·cro·man·age
ˌmī-krō-ˈma-nij 
micromanaged; micromanaging; micromanages
: to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details
: to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them
Examples of micromanage in a Sentence
He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Rather than micromanaging, set clear performance expectations and empower employees to take ownership of their roles.
—Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The new law is more than a DEI ban, also outlawing faculty strikes and micromanaging many aspects of how public colleges and universities operate.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Preparing for a 162-game baseball season is a long, meticulous process, made more complicated by the introduction of pitch labs, video analysis and generally micromanaging a team through better technology.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for micromanage
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“Micromanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micromanage. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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