plywood
noun
ply·wood
ˈplī-ˌwu̇d 
: a structural material consisting of sheets of wood glued or cemented together with the grains of adjacent layers arranged at right angles or at a wide angle
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Attorneys previously said the southwest corner was held together with a piece of plywood with nails on top.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
There the walls are plywood, the doors lead nowhere, and there are no backrooms.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
The toothed scoop bit into the earth, inches from the tombstone, and peeled off a layer of turf, then dumped it onto the plywood.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Eventually, the woman was able to get her legs loose and kick the plywood that was containing her, freeing herself.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
There the walls are plywood, the doors lead nowhere, and there are no backrooms.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
The toothed scoop bit into the earth, inches from the tombstone, and peeled off a layer of turf, then dumped it onto the plywood.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Eventually, the woman was able to get her legs loose and kick the plywood that was containing her, freeing herself.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
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“Plywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plywood. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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plywood
noun
ply·wood
ˈplī-ˌwu̇d
: a strong board made by gluing thin sheets of wood together under heat and pressure
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