Thesaurus results for DRUGSTORE

drugstore

noun

ˈdrəg-ˌstȯr

Definition of drugstore

as in pharmacy

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 drugstore Ahead, the frizz fighters celebrity hairstylists, colorists, and a trichologist swear by for fine hair, along with my own take on each, from drugstore steals to splurge-worthy picks. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 The Waterstones shop sat on a wide main street of drugstores and budget-clothing chains in whose windows everything appeared to be on sale. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Washes, serums and moisturizers formulated for the vulva are migrating from drugstore back shelves to TikTok Shop, Target endcaps and premium beauty counters, backed by a market that has grown too large for retailers and investors to treat as niche. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026 The femcare category has long been stocked at the back of the drugstore, a frustration that pushed Christine Marie Mason to launch Rosebud Woman after her own perimenopause experience. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drugstore

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pharmacy

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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