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
Tom’s of Maine became a national presence by the 1980s, stocked in supermarkets and chain drugstores.
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Beef and Brandy, a popular food and drink establishment, went dark; then DSW, the discount shoe store; another CVS drugstore; and the beat went on, one storefront after another emptying.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Familiar drugstore brands like Dove, Nexxus, and Suave were suddenly seen as being a cancer risk, which raised the question with dry shampoos in general: What is actually in this stuff?
—Kat Merck, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
But depending on your specific needs, the list can go on; at least nine different forms of magnesium are commonly found in the products at your local drugstore.
—Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Beef and Brandy, a popular food and drink establishment, went dark; then DSW, the discount shoe store; another CVS drugstore; and the beat went on, one storefront after another emptying.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Familiar drugstore brands like Dove, Nexxus, and Suave were suddenly seen as being a cancer risk, which raised the question with dry shampoos in general: What is actually in this stuff?
—Kat Merck, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
But depending on your specific needs, the list can go on; at least nine different forms of magnesium are commonly found in the products at your local drugstore.
—Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drugstore
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“Drugstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drugstore. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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