: 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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Workers were still fixing up the basement — which needed new flooring, drywall, painting and electrical — as designers installed decorations in the house in mid-October.
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Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
If possible, insulate and add drywall to the garage, and paint the interiors a bright, cheerful color.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Beyond measuring drywall, Togal’s roadmap stretches into precise customization.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Just coming in and covering the drywall cracks with a patch or new drywall and paint may cover up the damage.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
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Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
If possible, insulate and add drywall to the garage, and paint the interiors a bright, cheerful color.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Beyond measuring drywall, Togal’s roadmap stretches into precise customization.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Just coming in and covering the drywall cracks with a patch or new drywall and paint may cover up the damage.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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