as in pharmacy
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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Recent Examples of dispensary
Andrade's original proposal had called for broader reforms, including home cultivation, expanded qualifying conditions and allowing out-of-state patients to access Florida dispensaries.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Challenges and Community Responses Despite the positive growth, the rapid expansion of cannabis dispensaries has raised concerns among some local communities.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
The number of licensed dispensaries is expected to more than double by 2025.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
They can only be purchased at licensed marijuana dispensaries.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Challenges and Community Responses Despite the positive growth, the rapid expansion of cannabis dispensaries has raised concerns among some local communities.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
The number of licensed dispensaries is expected to more than double by 2025.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
They can only be purchased at licensed marijuana dispensaries.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensary
Noun
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The health insurance industry, as well as drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, has increasingly come under government and public scrutiny.—
Sneha S.K,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Drug manufacturers, distributors, pharmacy chains and other businesses have settled lawsuits with state and local governments over the painkillers that were a main driver of overdose deaths in the past.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Rite Aid cites declining sales Rite Aid had planned to merge with Albertsons, the Boise grocery giant, in 2017, but the deal fell apart a year later as the drugstore chain struggled with competition from larger competitors such as CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
17 May 2025
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As of Thursday night, Rite Aid operated 1,240 stores in the U.S. with most of them located in California, Pennsylvania and New York, according to the drugstore chain’s store locator.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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