drugstores

plural of drugstore
as in pharmacies
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold we picked up her medicine and some toothpaste at the drugstore

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Recent Examples of drugstores Most Americans visit drugstores to get their COVID-19 vaccines, according to the CDC. Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugstores
pharmacies
Noun
  • The ads have now encroached into social media without proper disclosures with many online pharmacies not following the same rules that many pharmaceutical companies follow, a senior White House official said.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The company has gone beyond food delivery, enabling purchases and delivery from restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, pet shops, retail stores, and more.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Drugstores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugstores. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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