: 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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Roofing and other soft material such as drywall will be sent to landfills.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Inside, the walls are gray concrete, an unconventional choice for an art museum, where drywall—easily patched and repainted—is most often the norm.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
Next steps include drywall, windows and painting.
—Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Within 10 minutes, her windows shattered, the front door blew open and drywall started falling on top of her.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Inside, the walls are gray concrete, an unconventional choice for an art museum, where drywall—easily patched and repainted—is most often the norm.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
Next steps include drywall, windows and painting.
—Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Within 10 minutes, her windows shattered, the front door blew open and drywall started falling on top of her.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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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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