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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What once was an obstacle to allowing others to help, has come under new management, finally allowing the rest of the family to jump in on the action without fear of being micromanaged.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
The irony is that the best hires are usually the ones that founders don’t micromanage.
—Vital Laptenok, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s alarming consumer advocates and ethics experts, but is sure to delight the agency’s conservative opponents who view it as little more than an agency for harassing and micromanaging businesses.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research YES: Attempting to micromanage still evolving technology innovation is highly laden with unintended and unproductive consequences.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
The irony is that the best hires are usually the ones that founders don’t micromanage.
—Vital Laptenok, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
That’s alarming consumer advocates and ethics experts, but is sure to delight the agency’s conservative opponents who view it as little more than an agency for harassing and micromanaging businesses.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research YES: Attempting to micromanage still evolving technology innovation is highly laden with unintended and unproductive consequences.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 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 5 Mar. 2025.
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