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These wooden picture frames are designed with your DIY gallery wall in mind, and the sale price is so inexpensive for the quality. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025 Fans in the comments of Elle UK's post praised Ryder's DIY approach. Catherine Santino, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Top 5 States for DIY Hog Hunts The highest concentrations of wild hogs can be found in a big block of the U.S. roughly from the eastern third of New Mexico straight east to Florida and from the Gulf Coast north to the Mason-Dixon Line. M.d. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025 The other type of customer at Home Depot was, in many ways, created by the chain: The retailer early on began teaching home owners to DIY and skip the contractor. Alina Selyukh, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for DIY

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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 26 Aug. 2025.

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