: 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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Just as Costco and Walmart identified vulnerabilities in food supply chains, and Amazon and Wayfair recognized efficiencies in logistics, Home Depot is moving upstream in drywall, ceilings, and steel framing, categories highly exposed to tariffs and supply shocks.
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Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The collapse left her living room blanketed in drywall pieces and insulation bits and damaged some of her possessions.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Looking to expand its trade credit and distribution footprint, Home Depot announced in June a more than $4 billion bid to buy GMS, which would become part of the SRS division and add a complementary network of drywall, ceilings, and steel framing suppliers.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Black mold is a fungus that grows and spreads on materials, including paper products, wood products and drywall, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The collapse left her living room blanketed in drywall pieces and insulation bits and damaged some of her possessions.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Looking to expand its trade credit and distribution footprint, Home Depot announced in June a more than $4 billion bid to buy GMS, which would become part of the SRS division and add a complementary network of drywall, ceilings, and steel framing suppliers.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Black mold is a fungus that grows and spreads on materials, including paper products, wood products and drywall, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Drywall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drywall. Accessed 20 Sep. 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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