as in pharmacy
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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Listen to this article The University of Colorado’s Board of Regents is launching an independent investigation into one of its own, Regent Wanda James, after the dispensary owner pushed to cut state funding from a CU campaign to educate youth about the risks of high-potency marijuana.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
The state has struggled to control the black market, with as many as 8,000 unlicensed dispensaries in New York City alone, compared to just 140 legal operations.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Pictures of producers setting up in bars, dispensaries, art galleries, and co-working spaces also capture the soul emanating from samplers and the effect this has on repurposed dens.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
An Illinois blood bank and a local dispensary are fighting the blood shortage — and cannabis stigma.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
The state has struggled to control the black market, with as many as 8,000 unlicensed dispensaries in New York City alone, compared to just 140 legal operations.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Pictures of producers setting up in bars, dispensaries, art galleries, and co-working spaces also capture the soul emanating from samplers and the effect this has on repurposed dens.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
An Illinois blood bank and a local dispensary are fighting the blood shortage — and cannabis stigma.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensary
Noun
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Walgreens has over 8,000 pharmacies across the United States.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Beyond brushing with a toothbrush, specific tongue-scraping tools — available at pharmacies for as little as $8 — offer an easy way to get rid of plaque and other unwanted build-up.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Chase also has several cards with lower annual fees (or no annual fees) that provide additional rewards in popular categories such as dining, drugstores, office supply stores, travel and more.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Hair loss has long been framed as a male concern—cue the receding hairline jokes, drugstore minoxidil, and late-night infomercials.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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