drugstore

[druhg-stawr, -stohr] / ˈdrʌgˌstɔr, -ˌstoʊr /

NOUN

market/mart

Synonyms

WEAK

bazaar bodega booth business chain store co-op corner store deli delicatessen department store dimestore emporium exchange fair general store grocery store mall outlet shop shopping mall showroom souk square stall stock exchange store supermarket trading post truck variety store warehouse

NOUN

store

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boutique chain store convenience store deli department store discount store emporium grocery store market outlet shop shopping center showroom supermarket

STRONG

mart repository stand storehouse super

WEAK

discount house five-and-dime five-and-ten specialty shop superette

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Olive Young enters a saturated market, where many Americans are used to shopping at Sephora, Ulta Beauty or their local drugstore.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

When that friend went to the drugstore, a pharmacy inspector happened to be there, doing routine rounds.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

“And I went to the drugstore to get toothpaste and washing powder. It’s all so high.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Read more: Are online pharmacies cheaper than your local drugstore?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025

He was working on a painting and he’d gotten a job at the drugstore in Kern Place.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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