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Imagine snapping a photo of a broken cabinet hinge and getting the right part, DIY video, and same-day delivery. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Effectively, people can buy the tech, know how, and assets required to set up a DIY piracy store. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 June 2025 No need to Scotch-tape electrodes to your brain: The age of DIY human enhancement is over. Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2025 Make This Super-Easy DIY Compost Bin in a Flash Why Turn Compost? Outdoor composting relies heavily on aerobic bacteria, fungi, and other beneficial microorganisms that thrive in an oxygen-rich environment. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 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 14 Jun. 2025.

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