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That's far from the only scandal to rock the world of curling: The sport was also hit with two doping scandals during the 2010 Paralympics, and created another "-gate" scandal with 2009's "Dumpgate."

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2022

Meanwhile, Nixon still hovers in the dark shadows of American history, the jowly-faced villain tattooed on Roger Stone’s back, and his signature scandal has provided shorthand for every other -gate scandal that’s followed.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2022

At a time when the U.S. president is facing impeachment — and the -gate suffix seems ubiquitous — the stage for the exhibition is a found object in its own right.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2019

People are talking about “threadfefes”, apparently, although the lack of a clear meaning makes the suffix harder to apply than, say, -gate.

From The Guardian • May 31, 2017

Wick′et-door, -gate, a wicket; Wick′et-keep′er, in cricket, the fieldsman who stands immediately behind the wicket.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various