: 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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According to Carl Harris, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), over 70 percent of softwood lumber and gypsum, which is used in drywall, originate from Canada and Mexico and serve as critical construction materials.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
According to the association, about 70% of softwood lumber (for framing) and gypsum (for drywall) used to construct single- and multi-family homes in the U.S. are imported from Canada and Mexico, respectively.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Authorities allege in the documents that Gray stuffed Schuler’s body in a plastic storage bin and then poured concrete around the bin before putting up the drywall with fake bricks, WJLA reports.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Hydrogen sulfide is a poisonous, corrosive and flammable gas that’s produced by the breakdown of both organic matter and gypsum-containing materials like drywall.
—Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
According to the association, about 70% of softwood lumber (for framing) and gypsum (for drywall) used to construct single- and multi-family homes in the U.S. are imported from Canada and Mexico, respectively.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Authorities allege in the documents that Gray stuffed Schuler’s body in a plastic storage bin and then poured concrete around the bin before putting up the drywall with fake bricks, WJLA reports.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Hydrogen sulfide is a poisonous, corrosive and flammable gas that’s produced by the breakdown of both organic matter and gypsum-containing materials like drywall.
—Michelle Gale, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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