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When peppered with questions about music, sports, food, and DIY, ChatGPT did a good job of presenting reliable information and linking back to its sources. David Nield, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024 Indeed, Home Depot helped drive the DIY revolution, with HGTV and stars like Chip and Joanna Gaines helping millions of working-class families improve on their own American dreams. Lee Habeeb, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Each door reveals new supplies for DIY activities such as assorted round beads, charms, and thread for DIY friendship bracelets, plus other gifts like nail polish and nail stickers to create festive purple, pink, blue, and yellow manicures. Ali Faccenda, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 This growth is fueled by increasing construction activity, a surge in home renovations, the rising popularity of DIY culture and the expansion of small-scale industries. Dean Debiase, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for DIY 

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of DIY was in 1955

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“DIY.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DIY. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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