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as in pharmacists
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
in olden days the apothecary had few drugs that actually cured anything, most substances being little more than pain relievers
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as in pharmacies
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold
the historic village boasts an old-fashioned apothecary that's been there for almost a century and a half
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Recent Examples of apothecaries
For decades after the nation’s founding, doctors had competition from homeopaths, herbalists, apothecaries, midwives, and religious healers—not to mention mothers.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Eventually, hard candies were made from the plant and carried in many apothecaries and general stores.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Eventually, hard candies were made from the plant and carried in many apothecaries and general stores.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apothecaries
Noun
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Median income is $137,480 for the nation’s 337,700 pharmacists, and the field should grow 5% by 2033.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
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Those charged include midwives, nurses, pharmacists and another surgeon.—
Jessica Schreifels,
CNN Money,
18 Dec. 2025
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Few people are venturing from their homes, although businesses have begun to reopen and the long lines that had snaked outside the few pharmacies and supermarkets that were operational over the weekend are disappearing.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Online pharmacies like Mistr and Q Care Plus offer PrEP without an in-person appointment, and lab work can be done at home.—
Zach Dyer,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Apothecaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apothecaries. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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