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While many dome houses are DIY, somewhat hippie-ish affairs, the one at 83 May Hill Road, in Ghent, New York, is a high-end modern home that still shares many of the ecoconscious principles of its handmade counterparts. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2025 For this water sign, Atlas says venturing into the realm of DIY coffee syrups and cold foams is the way to go this season. Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025 The Great American Road Trip has always held a special place in the domestic travel landscape, but things have come a long way over the years, and the DIY vacation in your own car is no longer the only way to do it. Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025 Her bouquet was a simple sprig of something with teeny flowers, very cutesy very DIY. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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