as in drugstore
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 pharmacy
Rite Aid, a once-national pharmacy chain popular for its in-store ice cream scoops, has closed its doors.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Cuban, the founder of online pharmacy Cost Plus Drugs, used the coding assistant Replit to make his own software to track drug prices from other companies.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Lens wipes often come in kits available at your local pharmacy.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Besides being a local gathering spot with a soda fountain and ice cream, the pharmacy was the only place on the island to get a prescription filled.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Cuban, the founder of online pharmacy Cost Plus Drugs, used the coding assistant Replit to make his own software to track drug prices from other companies.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Lens wipes often come in kits available at your local pharmacy.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Besides being a local gathering spot with a soda fountain and ice cream, the pharmacy was the only place on the island to get a prescription filled.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pharmacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacy
drugstore
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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.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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To be clear, hair conditioner itself isn’t difficult to find across Europe; walk into any supermarket or drugstore, and you’re bound to find a few options to choose from.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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