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
Today, adults frequently get vaccinated at pharmacies — not because pharmacies provide better care, but because doctors’ offices can’t afford to stock and administer vaccines at a loss.
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Jess Steier, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
This move also comes after other major pharmacies are showing signs of struggle.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Support services upgrades will expand the laboratory and pharmacy areas as well as food service.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Boxes of the drug trulicity, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Jess Steier, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
This move also comes after other major pharmacies are showing signs of struggle.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Support services upgrades will expand the laboratory and pharmacy areas as well as food service.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Boxes of the drug trulicity, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pharmacy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacy
drugstore
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Milani’s Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Skin Tint Stick is available at most mass beauty retailers and drugstores, including Ulta Beauty, Amazon, Target, CVS, in addition to Milani’s website.—
Karina Hoshikawa,
Refinery29,
23 Jan. 2026
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What’s the best drugstore self-tanner to buy?—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Pharmacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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