Benign has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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| 1. | The toxin that causes diphtheria is produced by a normally benign bacterium when infected with a certain virus. | |
| 2. | The tumor was benign. | |
| 3. | The tumour was benign. | |
| 4. | The results of Tom's biopsy show that the tumor is benign. | |
| 5. | Despite significant surgical risks and potential long-term effects, hysterectomies are often performed for benign conditions. | |
| 6. | Tom has a benign tumor in his left lung. | |
| 7. | "Speak, Queen," he answered, "to obey is mine. / To thee I owe this sceptre and whate'er / of realm is here; thou makest Jove benign, / thou giv'st to rule the storms and sit at feasts divine." | |
| 8. | But gladly sire Anchises hails the sign, / and gazing upward through the starlit air, / his hands and voice together lifts in prayer: / "O Jove omnipotent, dread power benign, / if aught our piety deserve, if e'er / a suppliant move thee, hearken and incline / this once, and aid us now and ratify thy sign." | |
| 9. | Having thus imparted to you my sentiments, as they have been awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall take my present leave; but not without resorting once more to the benign parent of the human race, in humble supplication that since he has been pleased to favour the American people, with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquility, and dispositions for deciding with unparellelled unanimity on a form of Government, for the security of their Union, and the advancement of their happiness; so his divine blessing may be equally conspicuous in the enlarged views, the temperate consultations, and the wise measures on which the success of this Government must depend. | |
| 10. | That seemingly benign request ignited a furor in Congress over presidential powers and states’ rights. |