as in B movie
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Recent Examples of B picture
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.
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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, 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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And Answers For Saturday, March 8 Cult classics often come in the form of horror flicks, thrillers and B movies.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Moore’s second big-screen film role comes in a schlock-horror B movie (C movie?) about Dr. Paul Deen (Michael Shoob), who is traversing the postapocalyptic United States while incubating a deadly parasite.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 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
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Over-the-air updates and advanced driver assistance features (e.g., Super Cruise available on higher trims).—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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After World War II, a neurodegenerative disease that looked just like ALS—though some patients also showed features of Parkinson’s and dementia—surged in Guam, predominantly among the native Chamorro people.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The motion picture focuses on the relationship between two Jewish cousins who head to Poland in search of uncovering more about their heritage while tracing the ancestry of their grandmother.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Pasek and Paul's songs helped the original motion picture soundtrack become 2018 year’s best-selling album globally, according to the The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Full Frame is a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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At the Oscars in February 1954, Walt Disney won four Oscars (all for different films): best documentary feature (The Living Desert), best documentary short subject (The Alaskan Eskimo), best cartoon short subject (Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom) and best two-reel short subject (Bear Country).—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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The festival’s diverse lineup included 39 narrative features, 16 documentary features, and 38 short films.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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Cutting-edge visual effects create a world of talking photorealistic animals that might as well be a nature documentary, and attention is paid to livening up the humor, with Billy Eichner’s funny, overdramatic meerkat Timon showing up everybody, including Beyoncé. 9.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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“B picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20picture. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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