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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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Well, now their lives are a bad B movie inside a formulaic musical.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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Reading a King novel is a bit like reading a work by Henry James into which someone has slipped, at intervals, script treatments for a B movie.—
Charlie Tyson,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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These features are designed to support a wide range of content creation needs, from interviews and vlogs to documentary and narrative filmmaking.—
Deadline,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Historic details get the loving restoration treatment, while rooms are filled with vintage finds and new, luxe features.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The singer-dancer-actress (born Freda Josephine McDonald) blazed trails as the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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They’re scanned for motion pictures, visual effects, and for video games.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The single mother's several climbs and time as a Sherpa also served as the subject of the 2023 documentary, Mountain Queen.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Attias, who was raised in Kendall and is based in Miami, said Martin called him, proposed a documentary and some ways to frame the issues and solutions, then cut him loose.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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“B picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20picture. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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