as in pharmacy
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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Recent Examples of dispensary
This ban protects corporate dispensaries at the expense of everyday consumers.
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Tuesday Coughlin, the dispensary's retail director with a decade in the industry, said education plays a vital roll in Kentucky Alternative Care's process.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Jan. 2026
Twenty-five launch crew workers were treated for smoke inhalation at the Cape Kennedy dispensary in the aftermath of the futile rescue attempt.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Unlike Massachusetts, where cannabis dispensaries seemed to pop up with regularity, the rollout of the industry in Rhode Island has been much slower.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Tuesday Coughlin, the dispensary's retail director with a decade in the industry, said education plays a vital roll in Kentucky Alternative Care's process.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Jan. 2026
Twenty-five launch crew workers were treated for smoke inhalation at the Cape Kennedy dispensary in the aftermath of the futile rescue attempt.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Unlike Massachusetts, where cannabis dispensaries seemed to pop up with regularity, the rollout of the industry in Rhode Island has been much slower.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensary
Noun
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Jones notes that even when employees don’t see those increases directly at the pharmacy counter, the cost ultimately shows up somewhere, in employer budgets, benefit design decisions, and household finances.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Retailers, grocery stores and pharmacies may be open under adjusted hours on Presidents Day.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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Editorial Director Laura Miller says this drugstore hand cream helped heal her irritated hands after a cold snap.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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For the 2026 Grammy awards, McRae and Bad Bunny both relied on nail strengtheners from Essie, the classic drugstore brand that Amal Clooney has pledged her allegiance to.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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