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
Artificial tears are available over the counter at most pharmacies, drugstores, online retailers, or large retail stores.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Most Americans visit drugstores to get their COVID-19 vaccines, according to the CDC.
—Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Most Americans visit drugstores to get their COVID-19 vaccines, according to the CDC.
—Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drugstores
pharmacies
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The order also directs CDPHE to collaborate with other state agencies and offices to identify and remove barriers to vaccination, ensure state health insurance plans and Medicaid cover COVID-19 vaccines and review and revise rules to ensure pharmacies can provide COVID-19 vaccines.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The initiative formed amid increasing national and local frustrations around retail crime, along with concerns over the closure of several pharmacies serving minority communities in Boston.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Drugstores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugstores. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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