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Recent Examples of B picture
Once upon a time, movie houses were full of all sorts of pictures — big pictures, little pictures, A pictures, B pictures, smart pictures, silly pictures.
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Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, old movies did creep onto TV through the 1950s, beginning with B pictures on local stations and gradually progressing to A pictures in network prime time.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
Right now, everything was riding on Dumbo, the studio’s B picture.
—Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022
Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Nevertheless, old movies did creep onto TV through the 1950s, beginning with B pictures on local stations and gradually progressing to A pictures in network prime time.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
Right now, everything was riding on Dumbo, the studio’s B picture.
—Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for B picture
Noun
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This scenario is bad news for anyone who requires their B movies to do more than resemble role-playing video games, and great news for viewers content to simply bask in the glory of Zazie Beetz stabbing, shooting, kicking, cold-cocking, running, jumping, and serving up righteous vengeance in bulk.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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Estelle was a fan of more sophisticated shows like The Twilight Zone, not this B movie selection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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Ugas, who holds the W.B.A. title that the organization stripped from Pacquiao last year because of his inactivity, was scheduled to face Cristian Maidana in the cofeature bout but was promoted to the main event when Spence withdrew.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2021
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In the other cofeature, Hart, 28, will fight Demond Nicholson of Laurel, Md., at 168 pounds.—
Don Steinberg,
Philly.com,
26 Apr. 2018
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Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2022
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To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.—
Olivia Muenter,
Woman's Day,
14 June 2022
Noun
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Gemini in Chrome is rolling out a new feature called Skills to save and reuse your favorite prompts.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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Directed by Joshua Bailey in his feature directorial debut, the 74-minute documentary follows the history of urban exploration around Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, and the people who break into closed or closing attractions around the park to document the infrastructure.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The guild’s annual show celebrates the work and accomplishments of producers and recognizing outstanding achievements in producing across various categories, including theatrical motion pictures, television, documentaries, animation, and emerging media.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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In addition to best motion picture and TV series, acting awards in film and TV and director and screenplay honors in film, the Globes recognize best stand-up comedy performance on TV and, in film, cinematic and box office achievement.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2026
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The film was nominated in the best short subject category, but lost to Snow Bear.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Feb. 2026
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The festival begins Friday and continues through Saturday with more than a dozen film selections, both full features and short subjects.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The great Bruce Weber, the photographer and artist, had made a documentary about Robert Mitchum.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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The 10 episodes took years to complete and, at the time, made up the most expensive nature documentary ever produced.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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“B picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20picture. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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