as in pharmacy
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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Recent Examples of dispensary
With dispensary experience from Seattle, Mr. Cavitt found a customer service job at a shop in Fairfield, about 20 miles from Vallejo.
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Achy Obejas Aaron Wojack, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
All Hours has been popular since its debut and the feedback from our dispensary partners and retail customers has been overwhelmingly positive.
—David Goldburg, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Pharcyde These bands were fighting for and singing about legalization of marijuana long before there was a dispensary in every town.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
Erba Markets dispensary founders Devon Wheeler and Jay Handal are also co-founders of The Woods.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Achy Obejas Aaron Wojack, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
All Hours has been popular since its debut and the feedback from our dispensary partners and retail customers has been overwhelmingly positive.
—David Goldburg, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Pharcyde These bands were fighting for and singing about legalization of marijuana long before there was a dispensary in every town.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
Erba Markets dispensary founders Devon Wheeler and Jay Handal are also co-founders of The Woods.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensary
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If approved, the settlement would be among the largest in a wave of lawsuits over the past decade as governments and others sought to hold drugmakers, wholesalers and pharmacies accountable for the opioid epidemic that started rising in the years after OxyContin hit the market in 1996.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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In addition, people can get tested at their medical provider’s office, community clinics, or some pharmacies.—
Thresa Giles,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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The classic drugstore brand has gotten in on this popular trend, incorporating rice water with antioxidants and pro-vitamin B5 to protect and nourish your strands.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
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These are professional-grade solutions, not every day drugstore buys.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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