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as in taskmaster
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as in manager
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for micromanager
Noun
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Just in time for a sobering truth, Venus will join taskmaster Saturn in Pisces on the 18th, which adds a more mature and stabilizing energy to your approach to love and romance.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Later in the month, Venus will join the taskmaster, Saturn in Pisces, adding a layer of seriousness and responsibility to relationships and creative pursuits.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Jan. 2025
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General manager Brian Cashman filled the Yankees' hole at first base with 2022 National League MVP Award winner Paul Goldschmidt.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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Lawyers for Trump’s co-defendants in the classified documents case, Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira, then asked Cannon to extend her injunction and to hold a hearing on the merits of their request to halt the release of the report.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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After three years with John Fox, Pace didn’t need to fully reset the culture inside Halas Hall and bring in an experienced disciplinarian because Fox had helped clean up the mess left behind by the Phil Emery/Marc Trestman administration.—
Adam Jahns,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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There are no old-school disciplinarians in the NFL any longer, but Campbell’s success is based on toughness, winning the one-on-one battles and gambling that his team will be successful on fourth-down plays.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Last summer, after two fires occurred at San Diego County battery storage facilities, San Diego County supervisors required county officials to draw up tighter rules that would restrict battery storage plants near homes, schools and other facilities.—
Molly Gibbs,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, turnover intentions were lower and supervisor ratings of performance higher.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
20 Sep. 2024
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There’s Cece’s father, long vanished; Ronnie, a predator; Marcel, a martinet; Joel, a manipulator; and a random catcaller in the street, whom Cece sends scurrying away by turning her acting skills to practical use.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2024
Noun
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But to some on the plane, this felt like another example of Mayo going too far in the opposite direction of Belichick, the ultra-serious overseer of the Patriots for the previous 24 years.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Carol Freeman gets a Benjamin Sisko-like gig as rift overseer, and a show that targets the multiverse rather than a single universe could be a new frontier for the franchise.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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If a person is a stickler for measuring, Sergentakis recommended adding 10 grams of salt per liter of cooking water.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
2 Jan. 2025
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Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, going back to his days with the Tampa Bay Rays, is a stickler for defense.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
1 July 2024
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Trump could embolden their plans Century High School wins inaugural superintendent’s cup for Carroll fall sports Carroll career center fashion show presents student work in high-energy live display Juvenile court records in Maryland are not public.—
Chris Papst,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Jan. 2025
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Just before Christmas, the organization also held a virtual training session with 29 superintendents about how to prepare for any immigration raids or deportations that affect their student populations.—
Didi Martinez,
NBC News,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Micromanager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanager. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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