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as in pharmacist
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 pharmacy
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 apothecary
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
The bottles of bitters are sold at the apothecary, as well as online and in select stores, like Total Wine.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The experience at the Woodside estate starts in the historic mansion, which has been transformed into a witches’ Gothic apothecary.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Where to Go The Madrones & The Brambles Hideaway – Stylish sister properties in Philo with vineyard views and garden paths, plus an upmarket cannabis apothecary.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
The bottles of bitters are sold at the apothecary, as well as online and in select stores, like Total Wine.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The experience at the Woodside estate starts in the historic mansion, which has been transformed into a witches’ Gothic apothecary.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Where to Go The Madrones & The Brambles Hideaway – Stylish sister properties in Philo with vineyard views and garden paths, plus an upmarket cannabis apothecary.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apothecary
Noun
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Women make up 60% of pharmacists, who number 335,100.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sims was a pharmacist and the owner of Sims Enterprises.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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At the gas pump, at the grocery store, at the pharmacy, every household.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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And all were linked to individuals in Argentina with modest financial backgrounds—a pharmacy employee, a shop worker, a bankrupt businessman—people with no visible connection to multimillion-dollar financial operations.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Apothecary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apothecary. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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