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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
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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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Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, Annecy’s official selection, which is dedicated to new releases, includes no fewer than 44 feature films this year, with 14 French films and 26 countries represented in the selection.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kozlowski will also work with the motion picture group’s president Erin Westerman to shepherd films from development through release.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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Major motion pictures require literally thousands of specialists to make visions – fantastical, realistic, outlandish – come alive and be globally seen.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 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 documentary was filmed over a several week period in Miami, which for half a dozen years has hosted Men Who Dance, a festival dedicated to male dance.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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The documentary also will be screened in late May at Lyons Township High School.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“B picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20picture. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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