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border on

Other forms: bordering on; bordered on; borders on

Definitions of border on
  1. verb
    come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
    “This borders on discrimination!”
    synonyms: approach
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    types:
    converge
    approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
    type of:
    approximate, come close
    be close or similar
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