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
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.
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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
Fiber supplements are available in pharmacies and most grocery stores.
—Courtney Southwick, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
These individuals will likely be able to get the vaccine at various healthcare clinics and pharmacies with insurance covering the cost of the shot.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Amid the regulatory uncertainty, some pharmacies have said that access to the shots may vary state-by-state and may require a prescription.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Some state laws also prevent pharmacists from administering vaccines that haven’t been recommended by ACIP—a snarl that’s prompted pharmacies to limit access to COVID vaccines in more than a dozen states.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Also, since pharmacies have provided the vast majority of COVID-19 vaccines so far, some doctors' offices may not have them on hand.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
And there are a lot of adults who are having trouble getting this vaccine in their pharmacies.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
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
Fiber supplements are available in pharmacies and most grocery stores.
—Courtney Southwick, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
These individuals will likely be able to get the vaccine at various healthcare clinics and pharmacies with insurance covering the cost of the shot.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Amid the regulatory uncertainty, some pharmacies have said that access to the shots may vary state-by-state and may require a prescription.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Some state laws also prevent pharmacists from administering vaccines that haven’t been recommended by ACIP—a snarl that’s prompted pharmacies to limit access to COVID vaccines in more than a dozen states.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Also, since pharmacies have provided the vast majority of COVID-19 vaccines so far, some doctors' offices may not have them on hand.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
And there are a lot of adults who are having trouble getting this vaccine in their pharmacies.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacies
drugstores
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Most Americans visit drugstores to get their COVID-19 vaccines, according to the CDC.—
Tom Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Pharmacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacies. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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