drugstore
noun
drug·store
ˈdrəg-ˌstȯr 
: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold : pharmacy
Examples of drugstore in a Sentence
we picked up her medicine and some toothpaste at the drugstore
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Women took over Woolworth’s drugstore.
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Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Women took over Woolworth’s drugstore.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Few things are better than a drugstore hero product.
—Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Lattimore, according to Stone, was the passenger in a car registered in his name that was parked in a handicap spot outside a CVS drugstore.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for drugstore
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“Drugstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drugstore. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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drugstore
noun
drug·store
ˈdrəg-ˌstō(ə)r
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold
called also pharmacy
Medical Definition
drugstore
noun
drug·store
-ˌstō(ə)r, -ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles (as food, cosmetics, and film) are sold
called also pharmacy
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