This morning, the idea that someone was after her seemed absurd.

In fact, the inaccurate headline was necessary to prevent the story from seeming absurd.

Back in 1973 such fears would have seemed absurd.

What troubles you today would have seemed absurd to us.

"It has always seemed absurd to me, that islands should not be English unnatural."

Before now, reading any significance into that move would have seemed absurd.

The idea that a Frankfurt executive might suddenly be in charge would until very recently have seemed absurd.

Any hope that the northerners would break through seemed absurd.

A few decades ago, that goal would have seemed absurd.

Until last year, the idea that Nasdaq was uncompetitive would have seemed absurd.