as in chemist
a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription
the pharmacist caught an error in the prescription's dosage
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Recent Examples of pharmacist
Overall, Justice Department officials said 96 doctors, nurses and pharmacists were among those arrested across all 50 states.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Changing those recommendations could affect the ability of pharmacists or other health care providers to deliver certain shots.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Nowhere is this more the case than in the country’s medical system, where Palestinian citizens make up an outsized share of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
The plan also allows the state to deviate from protocol when deemed necessary and does not require the drugs to be obtained from a licensed pharmacist.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Changing those recommendations could affect the ability of pharmacists or other health care providers to deliver certain shots.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Nowhere is this more the case than in the country’s medical system, where Palestinian citizens make up an outsized share of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
The plan also allows the state to deviate from protocol when deemed necessary and does not require the drugs to be obtained from a licensed pharmacist.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pharmacist
chemist
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Walmart $30 $19 (37% off) Amazon Bill Nye does it again with this 23-piece chemistry kit loaded with science experiments to test your chemist-to-be.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from makeup artists, dermatologists, and cosmetic chemists.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
3 July 2025
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“Pharmacist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pharmacist. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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