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
When drugstores permanently close, as has been the trend in recent years, patients often have to travel farther to get their medications, posing a larger risk to older adults.
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Originally created in New Bern, North Carolina, Pepsi was first sold in drugstores.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Those recommendations normally trigger several layers of insurance coverage and allow drugstores in many states to deliver the shots.
—Tom Murphy, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Similar scenes are playing out at drugstores across the country.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Artificial tears are available over the counter at most pharmacies, drugstores, online retailers, or large retail stores.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Most Americans visit drugstores to get their COVID-19 vaccines, according to the CDC.
—Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Originally created in New Bern, North Carolina, Pepsi was first sold in drugstores.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Those recommendations normally trigger several layers of insurance coverage and allow drugstores in many states to deliver the shots.
—Tom Murphy, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Similar scenes are playing out at drugstores across the country.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Artificial tears are available over the counter at most pharmacies, drugstores, online retailers, or large retail stores.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
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
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Under her plan, the county’s network of Live Well centers would be prime sites to house clinics and pharmacies for those unable to access public health care coverage.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even over-the-counter basics, like children’s Tylenol or chewable Pepto-Bismol, can be surprisingly hard to find abroad, especially in countries where pharmacies stock different formulations or ban certain medications altogether.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Drugstores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugstores. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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