as in to control
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 micromanage
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.
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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
Take matters into your own hands and micromanage the ongoing situation.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
As the name suggests, helicopter parenting is a style of parenting where parents hover over their kids and tend to micromanage them, which can be counterproductive if the goal is to raise autonomous kids.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
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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
Take matters into your own hands and micromanage the ongoing situation.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
As the name suggests, helicopter parenting is a style of parenting where parents hover over their kids and tend to micromanage them, which can be counterproductive if the goal is to raise autonomous kids.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for micromanage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for micromanage
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From the outset, the premise of Monstress and its tale is a dire one: imagine a 1900s alternative universe controlled by a cruel matriarchal society in Asia.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Many of these features, along with the onboard alarm system, are controlled via the Aventon mobile app.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
12 Mar. 2025
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This presented a challenge that Pakistani officials say the country was unprepared to handle.—
Betsy Joles,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the Oval Office on March 6, Trump was asked what department or agency would handle student loans if the Department of Education was dismantled.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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But they had been manipulated by homeowners and businesses, and used to block all kinds of new construction.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Editing concerns truly manipulating an image, making changes to particular areas, and adding content like text, shapes, or other images on top of the original.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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Kohl’s has a tremendous opportunity to build on our strengths, address key areas of opportunity and better serve our customers every day.—
David Moin,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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As was included in the previous agreements, the deal reached over the weekend addresses a key complaint of the guards by issuing a 90-day suspension of a provision of a state law that limits the use of solitary confinement.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
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During the meeting, Trump berated Zelensky, accusing him of insufficient gratitude for U.S. military support and pressuring him to negotiate a peace deal with Russia under terms dictated by the Trump administration.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Cole has argued Republicans are not bound to an agreement negotiated by two men no longer in office.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has denied in court papers that intends to abolish the agency completely, arguing that some of its functions are continuing, but Reuters on Monday reported top officials at the consumer agency have not allowed staff to resume supervising financial companies.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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General billed Medicare and other government insurers for surgeries performed by Harvard medical trainees without proper oversight because supervising surgeons were working in another operating room.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, when a person feels emotionally validated, their nervous system remains regulated and open to connection, reinforcing trust and intimacy.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The red states allege that the claims pending in state court seek to regulate activity outside of the blue states' borders and involve an area governed by federal law.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2025
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On Monday, the U.S. took another step toward thawing relations with Russia by weighing whether to lift sanctions on some Russian entities and individuals.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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If 2024 was defined by brat green and 2023 by Barbie pink, 2025—at the Academy Awards at least—has taken a more refined turn.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Micromanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanage. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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