do-it-yourself
noun
do-it-your·self
ˌdü-i-chər-ˈself 
ˌdü-it-yər-
often attributive
: the activity of doing or making something (as in woodworking or home repair) without professional training or assistance
broadly
: an activity in which one does something oneself or on one's own initiative
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Until recently, do-it-yourself gun kits have been especially popular among teenagers who are not old enough to buy firearms in stores legally and instead obtain a gun kit online with only a credit card.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Typically, do-it-yourself taxpayers are young and have few assets.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The warehouse in Oakland was a do-it-yourself art space.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
In circumstances where treatment is either inaccessible or inadequate, frustrated patients are resorting to do-it-yourself medicine, like using psilocybin to manage cluster headaches.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Typically, do-it-yourself taxpayers are young and have few assets.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The warehouse in Oakland was a do-it-yourself art space.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
In circumstances where treatment is either inaccessible or inadequate, frustrated patients are resorting to do-it-yourself medicine, like using psilocybin to manage cluster headaches.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for do-it-yourself
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“Do-it-yourself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-it-yourself. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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