ridiculous claim
collocation in Englishmeaningsofridiculousandclaim
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ridiculous
adjective
uk/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/us/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/
stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be ...
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claim
noun[C]
uk/kleɪm/us/kleɪm/
a statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not ...
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(Definition ofridiculousandclaimfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofridiculous claim
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My elderly gentleman saw through thatridiculousclaim.
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It would be aridiculousclaimto make, were they to do so.
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I reiterate that that is aridiculousclaim.
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That is patently aridiculousclaimto argue.
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They made an absurd andridiculousclaimand, now that the facts are revealed, they will not even admit that they made such a claim.
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He did not say that 70,000 people had died, which would be an utterly absurd andridiculousclaim.
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This is a whollyridiculousclaim.
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It would be aridiculousclaim.
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In virtually every appearance he makes on the show, he makes aridiculousclaimto have been a significant person in history, or to have accomplished some incredible feat.
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That's a preposterous andridiculousclaim...
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Is there not a massive contrast between his ridiculous claims and the daily experience of the mainstream majority of people in this country?
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That never came to pass, and we should not make ridiculous claims for any form of energy.
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I wish that such ridiculous claims were not made by responsible organisations.
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That puts in perspective some of the absurd and ridiculous claims that have been made in the last 24 hours about the alleged consequences of the judgment.
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He was also sharply criticised for making ridiculous claims in his personal statement.
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