: a board made of several plies of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a hardened gypsum plaster core and used especially as wallboard
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Patch a Hole Accidents happen, and holes in drywall are common.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
Unless today’s issuers can break into mainstream payments and finance faster than the incumbents can mint their own coins, stablecoins will be relegated to background plumbing—fast, dependable, and about as thrilling as the wire behind your drywall.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Gypsum is commonly found in drywall and plaster, and construction workers have reported long-term respiratory ailments like asthma and bronchitis.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
The United States imports 85% of its softwood lumber from Canada and 70% of its gypsum, which is used in drywall, from Mexico.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2025
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
Unless today’s issuers can break into mainstream payments and finance faster than the incumbents can mint their own coins, stablecoins will be relegated to background plumbing—fast, dependable, and about as thrilling as the wire behind your drywall.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Gypsum is commonly found in drywall and plaster, and construction workers have reported long-term respiratory ailments like asthma and bronchitis.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
The United States imports 85% of its softwood lumber from Canada and 70% of its gypsum, which is used in drywall, from Mexico.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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drywall
noun
dry·wall
ˈdrī-ˌwȯl 
: a board made of layers of fiberboard, paper, or felt bonded to a plaster core
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