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Discover LudwigThe phrase "absurd solution" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a solution that is unreasonable, illogical, or nonsensical in a given context.
Example: "The committee proposed an absurd solution to the problem, suggesting that we simply ignore the issue altogether."
Alternatives: "ridiculous answer" or "preposterous resolution".
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"When asked how he would cut the deficit, Romney's answer is to eliminate PBS and Sesame Street -- an absurd solution," said Obama campaign deputy national press secretary Adam Fetcher in a statement.
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The humour largely comes from his original (and often absurd) solutions to problems and his total disregard for others when solving them, his pettiness, and occasional malevolence.
The agency said Congress could not have intended such an "absurd result". Its solution was to raise the statutory emissions threshold to 75,000 to 100,000 tons per year, thus reaching far fewer facilities.
The HNC's chief negotiator, Mohammed Alloush, a representative of the powerful Jaysh al-Islam group, said that he was leaving Geneva because he did not want to be part of an "absurd" political solution that does not achieve a lasting resolution of the five-year-long conflict, which has killed an estimated 470,000 people and made millions homeless.
This "solution" is absurd, of course.
ToroLab focuses on providing "optimistic and elegant solutions to absurd problems that shouldn't exist," says Kamps.
The solution to this "absurd" situation is simple, he says.
The most absurd opposition to the voucher solution came from NEA member D.A. Weber, who recently said to the press, "There are some proposals that are so evil that they should never even be presented to the voters.
Suggestions are offered on what to do and what to avoid doing in this age of fads, quick solutions, and occasional absurd behavior.
The idea that goals could be accomplished with one-sized-fits-all, boxed "solutions" is an absurd idea with the extent of our modern understanding of anatomy and body chemistry.
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