sinecure

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But instead of receiving some cushy sinecure for his sacrifice, he finds himself exiled to Tulsa, Okla. to “plant a flag.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2022

The book was revised at Lake Geneva’s Montreux Palace, where Vladimir and Véra lived after Lolita’s success provided a comfortable sinecure.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2020

It is a life-long sinecure for the "therapist", but only a waste of time and money for the patient.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2018

Toward the end of our interview, I asked Johnson why he left National Economic Research Associates, where he had a sinecure and where a good future awaited him.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2016

The Wardenship was actually the number two job at the Mint, and could be treated as a sinecure.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin