Thesaurus results for PHARMACY

pharmacy

noun

ˈfär-mə-sē

Definition of pharmacy

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 That led to shortages of the products used for lethal injection, leading states to seek supply elsewhere, including compounding pharmacies, Lain said. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 The shots are available at most pharmacies and doctors' offices. — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Cani, an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the Touro College of Pharmacy in Manhattan, was five-and-a-half-months pregnant. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 Later, Keeley confirms her condition by taking a pharmacy’s worth of pregnancy tests that all tell her the same thing. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pharmacy

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drugstore

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But with more skin-care options than ever—from niche and luxury brands to medical-grade formulas—do drugstore staples still hold up?

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Emergency contraception has safely sat on drugstore shelves for years.

— Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

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