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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For some, the reaction is to clamp down, either by micromanaging or by reprimanding.
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Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Pushing your opinion or micromanaging others can backfire on the job today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Instead of micromanaging contractors, NASA began to defer to them, giving aerospace corporations greater sway over vessel design.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Other contractors complained of being micromanaged.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Pushing your opinion or micromanaging others can backfire on the job today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Instead of micromanaging contractors, NASA began to defer to them, giving aerospace corporations greater sway over vessel design.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Other contractors complained of being micromanaged.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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“Micromanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micromanage. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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