: 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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Those gases, another study suggested, could have been absorbed by textiles, mattresses, and maybe even the wood framing and drywall in homes.
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
Wet and smelly drywall, wet insulation, then the wet chairs, the wet couch and on and on.
—Michael Brainard, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
In the viral video, the pair can be seen tearing down the drywall to expose the original wooden beams.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
No pouring concrete, then patching over imperfections or hiding ducts behind soffits and drywall.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
Wet and smelly drywall, wet insulation, then the wet chairs, the wet couch and on and on.
—Michael Brainard, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
In the viral video, the pair can be seen tearing down the drywall to expose the original wooden beams.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
No pouring concrete, then patching over imperfections or hiding ducts behind soffits and drywall.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 23 Jan. 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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