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dispensary

noun

Definition of dispensary

as in pharmacy

a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given a hospital dispensary

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Recent Examples of dispensary Democrats and Republican supporters of legalization disagree as to whether sales should be through private dispensaries or state stores, similar to how alcohol is sold in Pennsylvania. — Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 During the worst of the pandemic, Kringel complained that fitness studios faced more restrictions than dispensaries and liquor stores. — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026 The dispensary has also generated healthy state and local revenues. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 In that context, the city established a land use definition for cannabis dispensaries, then for cultivation, distribution, testing and manufacturing sites. — Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dispensary

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Noun

There’s a dedicated room for blood infusions on the main floor, and a pharmacy on the fifth.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
As one example, the Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System data tracks opioid shipments from distributors to pharmacies and was disclosed under court order following litigation in 2019, about eight years after peak opioid prescribing.

— J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

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While some sunscreen lotions may pool in fine lines and wrinkles and leave a white cast in the creases—needless to say, not a desirable result—this drugstore gem has a lightweight texture that melts into the skin.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
If symptoms persist through drugstore remedies, do not wait it out.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

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