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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While restaurants and grocery store operators planned more openings than closures, retailers in a range of other categories — from apparel sellers and drugstores to home furnishing purveyors and department stores — all saw the reverse last year and during the first few weeks of 2025.
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J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
With a super smooth glide-on gel formula, this pencil by the drugstore mainstay boasts up to 36 hours of wear—needles to say, yout waterline eyeliner isn’t going anywhere—heat and humidity, be damned!
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
There are some excellent cleansers and moisturizers available from the drugstore.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Selena Gomez is known for her impeccable taste in manis and her latest nail color is not only trending, but a drugstore favorite.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
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J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
With a super smooth glide-on gel formula, this pencil by the drugstore mainstay boasts up to 36 hours of wear—needles to say, yout waterline eyeliner isn’t going anywhere—heat and humidity, be damned!
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
There are some excellent cleansers and moisturizers available from the drugstore.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Selena Gomez is known for her impeccable taste in manis and her latest nail color is not only trending, but a drugstore favorite.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Mar. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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