as in drugstores
a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold
stopped at the pharmacy for tissues and cold medicine
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Recent Examples of pharmacies
Koniver began ordering peptides from compounding pharmacies, which produce custom medications.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The website doesn't process insurance claims, instead directing cash-paying consumers to drug manufacturers websites or coupons that can be used at pharmacies.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Events like these show how attacks on health technology companies can affect patients, hospitals and pharmacies across the country.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Additionally, many clinics and pharmacies cannot float the capital required to keep the drug in stock.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Lilly said the drug will be available for free home shipping via its LillyDirect platform starting April 6, with broader availability via pharmacies and telehealth providers shortly after.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Many specialty pharmacies and clinics sell them as injections or IV infusions, but some supplement makers have also begun adding them to capsules, gummies and powders.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
So the formulas for sunscreen at pharmacies tend to be much more advanced, and feel and smell better than their American counterparts.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
No surprise billing from hospitals and pharmacies for expensive pills and procedures with patients never informed of the price tag.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The website doesn't process insurance claims, instead directing cash-paying consumers to drug manufacturers websites or coupons that can be used at pharmacies.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Events like these show how attacks on health technology companies can affect patients, hospitals and pharmacies across the country.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Additionally, many clinics and pharmacies cannot float the capital required to keep the drug in stock.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Lilly said the drug will be available for free home shipping via its LillyDirect platform starting April 6, with broader availability via pharmacies and telehealth providers shortly after.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Many specialty pharmacies and clinics sell them as injections or IV infusions, but some supplement makers have also begun adding them to capsules, gummies and powders.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
So the formulas for sunscreen at pharmacies tend to be much more advanced, and feel and smell better than their American counterparts.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
No surprise billing from hospitals and pharmacies for expensive pills and procedures with patients never informed of the price tag.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacies
drugstores
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The move better positions Amazon to compete with big-box stores, local drugstores and other retailers that have responded to the growth in online shopping by leaning into faster delivery in recent years, GlobalData retail analyst Neil Saunders told CBS News.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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From the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum documenting the history of pharmacies, drugstores and medical media, to the Boomerang Diner, visitors will see history and present day communing with each other.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Pharmacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacies. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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