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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost absurd" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or idea that is nearly ridiculous or nonsensical, but not quite fully so.
Example: "The proposal to build a theme park in the middle of a desert seemed almost absurd to the local residents."
Alternatives: "nearly ridiculous" or "practically laughable".
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It's almost absurd, but the absurdity is exactly why people tune in.
When Cabrera's suspension was announced, it seemed almost absurd.
The meddling started getting almost absurd, some workers recalled.
To an almost absurd extent, he finds the salt connection nearly everywhere.
There is an almost absurd sadism to the Taliban's regulations of women's behavior.
That shot, so good it was almost absurd, essentially ended the tournament.
This ending is almost absurd, as if the director has a silly grin on his face.
He moved, as his friend Guy Atkins said, "between penury and almost absurd affluence.
But scenes of extended, almost absurd, relaxation are no less expressive of his temperament.
In the meantime, the Leader's vagaries have kept Libya's élites off balance, sometimes in almost absurd ways.
That almost absurd pause to notice the extraordinary even in an atmosphere of filth and great danger is pure Hughes.
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