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Discover LudwigThe phrase "absurd claims" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe statements or assertions that are unreasonable or nonsensical.
Example: "The scientist dismissed the absurd claims made by the conspiracy theorists regarding the experiment."
Alternatives: "ridiculous assertions" or "preposterous statements".
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North Korea certainly has a history of absurd claims.
They are not being helped by absurd claims and distortions of the truth in the campaign.
Heath dismissed as "absurd" claims the killings were planned and covered up by the then government.
Yet Chávez's visit has been met with absurd claims from rightwing activists that he is some kind of dictator.
And even if the evidence supported the most absurd claims, the sceptic would agree that it's true".
The risk is that, despite your absurd claims that security concerns require a secret itinerary - the press sometimes finds out where you've gone.
Especially during election seasons, politicians love to discuss relatively abstract issues by using language designed to make relatively abstract issues come alive: when we hear faintly absurd claims about the end of freedom, or wholly absurd claims about people being put back into bondage, we understand that politicians are talking about changes to the tax code, or economic regulations.
Some acupuncturists make a series of absurd claims, claiming to treat everything from hay fever to depression, infertility, tinnitus and 'children's health'.
Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the Vote Leave campaign, said: "Amber Rudd's absurd claims simply aren't backed up by her own research.
The most absurd claims from the "no" campaign are that "it would cost too much to count the votes if we used AV".
Peskov had earlier dismissed as "absurd" claims that Russia was involved in the hacking of DNC emails that were released by WikiLeaks.
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