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.
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Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugstores
pharmacies
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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
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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 13 Sep. 2025.
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