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pharmacy

noun

ˈfär-mə-sē How to pronounce pharmacy (audio)
Definition of pharmacynext
as in drugstore
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold stopped at the pharmacy for tissues and cold medicine

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Recent Examples of pharmacy In recent years, FTC officials have filed similar cases against more than a half-dozen telehealth companies, including online therapy provider BetterHelp and pharmacy discount service GoodRx. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 For a $20 salary, Chatfield brainstormed how to create co-op facilities such as clinics and pharmacies as one-stop spots for farmworkers. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 MFlusiva is reaching pharmacies without a formal recommendation from the CDC or its vaccine advisory committee, a step typically needed to require insurers to cover vaccines for free. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026 This one is of a prison pharmacy technician who dared to risk everything for love. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pharmacy
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drugstore
Noun
  • During that time period, an employee at a nearby drugstore also came forward to claim that Lizzie had recently visited the shop and inquired about purchasing prussic acid, an incredibly dangerous and deadly substance.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Ceramide and squalane appearing as headline ingredients in mass-market drugstore moisturizer launches through 2025.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of drugstore

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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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