as in pharmacy
a place where medicine or minor medical treatment is given
a hospital dispensary
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The legislation would also prohibit dispensaries from advertising to the general public, among other guidelines.
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The cannabis dispensary gives out complimentary matches for … obvious reasons.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Police spoke to a security guard who later told them that a man living out of a Jeep — later identified as Stevenson — had confronted a group of burglars attempting to break into a marijuana dispensary and exchanged gunfire with them.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
What To Know The incident occurred in October 2024, when surveillance footage showed three masked men entering the La Mota dispensary in Portland and holding him at gunpoint, local news station KGW8 reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The cannabis dispensary gives out complimentary matches for … obvious reasons.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Police spoke to a security guard who later told them that a man living out of a Jeep — later identified as Stevenson — had confronted a group of burglars attempting to break into a marijuana dispensary and exchanged gunfire with them.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
What To Know The incident occurred in October 2024, when surveillance footage showed three masked men entering the La Mota dispensary in Portland and holding him at gunpoint, local news station KGW8 reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispensary
Noun
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The list of things Cal must correct after its 42-34 double-overtime loss at Virginia Tech on Friday night probably looks like one of those mile-long CVS pharmacy receipts.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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Consumers are advised to check their medication bottles and contact their healthcare provider or pharmacy for guidance.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The drugstore chain acquired stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington as well as prescriptions in 15 states, resulting in the company gaining over 9 million former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs patients.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The store at 31541 Santa Margarita Parkway takes the place of a shuttered Rite Aid drugstore at the Mercado del Lago shopping center.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Dispensary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispensary. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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