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Discover LudwigThe phrase "absurd statement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a claim or assertion that is unreasonable or nonsensical.
Example: "The idea that the earth is flat is an absurd statement that contradicts centuries of scientific evidence."
Alternatives: "ridiculous claim" or "preposterous assertion".
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A bold, sometimes absurd, statement.
It is of course an absurd statement, if mildly amusing.
His absurd statement is an admission that America may have something to hide.
Behind the half absurd statement lies this central truth: there's no magic behind getting people on their feet or on their bikes, it just takes sufficient political will.
It is just this Julia Slingo woman who made this absurd statement, but their own official statement makes it clear there is no proven link whatsoever.
Pirro's biggest crime, aside from hosting Emerson in the first place, was not challenging him when he asserted his prima facie absurd statement about Birmingham.
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He obliges by making many absurd statements.
These grotesque visuals are accompanied by Fuckosophy, a vast directory of sweary (obviously) and absurd statements.
"If the head of an institution makes absurd statements, it undermines the authority of the institution".
It is sad to see someone as able, and as obviously caring, as Giles Fraser making such absurd statements about circumcision (Comment, 18 July).
That tautology, which sustains a good part of the league's popularity, may not be in jeopardy yet, but the opacity that allows such seemingly absurd statements to make sense has been compromised.
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