diff --git a/src/yaml/adj.all.yaml b/src/yaml/adj.all.yaml
index ca1175ef..29f6f270 100644
--- a/src/yaml/adj.all.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/adj.all.yaml
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@
     text: a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove
       fatal
   - source: W.E.Swinton
-    text: a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster
+    text: a predacious kind of animal — the early geological gangster
   ili: i150
   members:
   - predaceous
@@ -7500,8 +7500,8 @@
   - 00112667-a
 00113042-a:
   definition:
-  - using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or
-    substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
+  - using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole — intellectual or
+    substantial — into its elemental parts or basic principles)
   example:
   - an analytic experiment
   - an analytic approach
@@ -10321,7 +10321,7 @@
   definition:
   - capable of or involving speech or speaking
   example:
-  - human beings--the speaking animals
+  - human beings — the speaking animals
   - a speaking part in the play
   ili: i827
   members:
@@ -16271,7 +16271,7 @@
   - 00236464-a
 00237163-s:
   definition:
-  - having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past
+  - having two faces — one looking to the future and one to the past
   example:
   - Janus the two-faced god
   ili: i1296
@@ -16840,7 +16840,7 @@
   - of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
   example:
   - source: Martin Luther King Jr.
-    text: a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into
+    text: a great people — a black people — ...injected new meaning and dignity into
       the veins of civilization
   ili: i1349
   members:
@@ -18709,7 +18709,7 @@
   - the choking June dust
   - the smothering soft voices
   - smothering heat
-  - the room was suffocating--hot and airless
+  - the room was suffocating — hot and airless
   ili: i1501
   members:
   - smothering
@@ -23974,7 +23974,7 @@
   definition:
   - capable of having the meaning altered or twisted
   example:
-  - our words are distortable things--as in a crooked mirror held up to nature
+  - our words are distortable things — as in a crooked mirror held up to nature
   ili: i1913
   members:
   - distortable
@@ -42542,7 +42542,7 @@
   definition:
   - conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
   example:
-  - restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
+  - restaurants of bizarre design — one like a hat, another like a rabbit
   - famed for his eccentric spelling
   - a freakish combination of styles
   - his off-the-wall antics
@@ -43925,7 +43925,7 @@
   definition:
   - lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen
   example:
-  - that intangible thing--the soul
+  - that intangible thing — the soul
   ili: i3489
   members:
   - intangible
@@ -45609,7 +45609,7 @@
   - 06094057-n
   - 06100457-n
   example:
-  - a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard
+  - a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C — its boiling point at standard
     atmospheric pressure
   - critical mass
   - go critical
@@ -46200,7 +46200,7 @@
   - 00664333-s
 00663500-s:
   definition:
-  - having dimension--the quality or character or stature proper to a person
+  - having dimension — the quality or character or stature proper to a person
   example:
   - source: Norman Cousins
     text: never matures as a dimensional character; he is pasty, bland, faceless
@@ -49347,7 +49347,7 @@
   definition:
   - made joyful
   example:
-  - the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive
+  - the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated — happy to be alive
   ili: i3917
   members:
   - gladdened
@@ -52026,7 +52026,7 @@
   - having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization
     in form or function
   example:
-  - the hebephrenic--the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients
+  - the hebephrenic — the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients
   ili: i4127
   members:
   - dedifferentiated
@@ -53294,7 +53294,7 @@
   - I gave them my candid opinion
   - forthright criticism
   - a forthright approach to the problem
-  - tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
+  - tell me what you think — and you may just as well be frank
   - it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
   - plainspoken and to the point
   - a point-blank accusation
@@ -53594,7 +53594,7 @@
   - 00773049-a
 00773485-a:
   definition:
-  - moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the
+  - moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or — for planets — around the
     sun in the same direction as the Earth
   domain_topic:
   - 06104629-n
@@ -53604,7 +53604,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: a
 00773673-a:
   definition:
-  - moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the
+  - moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or — for planets — around the
     sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
   domain_topic:
   - 06104629-n
@@ -59007,7 +59007,7 @@
   - an elegant dark suit
   - she was elegant to her fingertips
   - small churches with elegant white spires
-  - an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid
+  - an elegant mathematical solution — simple and precise and lucid
   ili: i4666
   members:
   - elegant
@@ -59545,7 +59545,7 @@
   - not characterized by emotion
   example:
   - source: C.W.Cunningham
-    text: a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract
+    text: a female form in marble — a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract
       virtues
   ili: i4706
   members:
@@ -75902,7 +75902,7 @@
   definition:
   - drained physically
   example:
-  - the day's events left her completely exhausted--her strength drained
+  - the day's events left her completely exhausted — her strength drained
   ili: i5981
   members:
   - exhausted
@@ -77581,7 +77581,7 @@
   - excessively unwilling to spend
   example:
   - parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses
-  - lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence
+  - lived in a most penurious manner — denying himself every indulgence
   ili: i6114
   members:
   - parsimonious
@@ -78869,7 +78869,7 @@
   definition:
   - extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
   example:
-  - something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
+  - something demonic in him — something that could be cruel
   - fires lit up a diabolic scene
   - diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
   - a fiendish despot
@@ -79319,7 +79319,7 @@
   - displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution
   example:
   - an elegant dancer
-  - an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise
+  - an elegant mathematical solution — simple and precise
   ili: i6234
   members:
   - elegant
@@ -82598,7 +82598,7 @@
   - of comparatively little physical weight or density
   example:
   - a light load
-  - magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C
+  - magnesium is a light metal — having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C
   ili: i6491
   members:
   - light
@@ -85509,7 +85509,7 @@
   - a despairing view of the world situation
   - the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
   - a desperate cry for help
-  - helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
+  - helpless and desperate — as if at the end of his tether
   - her desperate screams
   ili: i6726
   members:
@@ -87182,7 +87182,7 @@
   definition:
   - very cold
   example:
-  - whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet
+  - whatever the evenings be — frosty and frore or warm and wet
   exemplifies:
   - 07087487-n
   ili: i6854
@@ -89157,7 +89157,7 @@
   - commanding attention
   example:
   - an arresting drawing of people turning into animals
-  - a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten
+  - a sensational concert — one never to be forgotten
   - a stunning performance
   ili: i6997
   members:
@@ -92800,7 +92800,7 @@
   - having a keen intellect
   example:
   - source: A.T.Quiller-Couch
-    text: poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men
+    text: poets — those gifted strangely prehensile men
   ili: i7285
   members:
   - prehensile
@@ -93017,7 +93017,7 @@
   - having no cause or apparent cause
   example:
   - a causeless miracle
-  - fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune
+  - fortuitous encounters — strange accidents of fortune
   - we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times
   ili: i7300
   members:
@@ -96778,7 +96778,7 @@
   definition:
   - small and delicate
   example:
-  - she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate
+  - she was an elfin creature — graceful and delicate
   - obsessed by things elfin and small
   ili: i7586
   members:
@@ -110640,7 +110640,7 @@
   definition:
   - not neurotic
   example:
-  - successful mothers--mothers with unneurotic children
+  - successful mothers — mothers with unneurotic children
   - he's the most unneurotic person I know
   ili: i8693
   members:
@@ -116475,7 +116475,7 @@
   definition:
   - snarled or stalled in complete confusion
   example:
-  - situation normal--all fucked-up
+  - situation normal — all fucked-up
   ili: i9154
   members:
   - fucked-up
@@ -119914,7 +119914,7 @@
   example:
   - a barely palpable dust
   - felt sudden anger in a palpable wave
-  - the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton
+  - the air was warm and close — palpable as cotton
   - a palpable lie
   ili: i9420
   members:
@@ -120007,7 +120007,7 @@
   - 00615275-a
   - 01237040-a
   definition:
-  - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor
+  - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position — neither parallel nor
     perpendicular nor right-angled
   example:
   - the oblique rays of the winter sun
@@ -125343,7 +125343,7 @@
   - unornamented
   example:
   - a simple country schoolhouse
-  - her black dress--simple to austerity
+  - her black dress — simple to austerity
   ili: i9855
   members:
   - simple
@@ -126955,7 +126955,7 @@
   - capable of being weighed or considered
   example:
   - source: James Jeans
-    text: something ponderable from the outer world--something of which we can say
+    text: something ponderable from the outer world — something of which we can say
       that its weight is so and so
   ili: i9974
   members:
@@ -132089,7 +132089,7 @@
   example:
   - source: Laurent Le Sage
     text: a snotty little scion of a degenerate family
-  - they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety
+  - they're snobs — stuck-up and uppity and persnickety
   ili: i10369
   members:
   - bigheaded
@@ -135367,9 +135367,9 @@
   - real war
   - a real friend
   - a real woman
-  - meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal
+  - meat and potatoes — I call that a real meal
   - it's time he had a real job
-  - it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money
+  - it's no penny-ante job — he's making real money
   ili: i10616
   members:
   - real
@@ -136179,7 +136179,7 @@
   - he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
   - behavior that branded him as common
   - an untutored and uncouth human being
-  - an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
+  - an uncouth soldier — a real tough guy
   - appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
   - the vulgar display of the newly rich
   ili: i10673
@@ -142040,7 +142040,7 @@
   example:
   - horned viper
   - great horned owl
-  - the unicorn--a mythical horned beast
+  - the unicorn — a mythical horned beast
   - long-horned cattle
   ili: i11146
   members:
@@ -146921,7 +146921,7 @@
   definition:
   - characterized by insensibility
   example:
-  - the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic
+  - the young girls are in a state of possession — blind and deaf and anesthetic
   - an anesthetic state
   ili: i11526
   members:
@@ -152221,7 +152221,7 @@
   definition:
   - having only one part or element
   example:
-  - a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound -- like `boy' compared
+  - a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound — like `boy' compared
     with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'
   ili: i11963
   members:
@@ -167096,7 +167096,7 @@
   definition:
   - having a radial form
   example:
-  - starfish are actinoid--that is, they are radially symmetrical
+  - starfish are actinoid — that is, they are radially symmetrical
   ili: i13155
   members:
   - actinoid
@@ -182453,7 +182453,7 @@
   definition:
   - worthy of often limited commendation
   example:
-  - the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable
+  - the student's effort on the essay — though not outstanding — was creditable
   ili: i14348
   members:
   - creditable
diff --git a/src/yaml/adj.pert.yaml b/src/yaml/adj.pert.yaml
index cb6491a4..6bab1661 100644
--- a/src/yaml/adj.pert.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/adj.pert.yaml
@@ -11262,7 +11262,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: a
 02805493-a:
   definition:
-  - (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self
+  - (used as a combining form) relating to — of or by or to or from or for — the self
   example:
   - self-knowledge
   - self-proclaimed
diff --git a/src/yaml/adv.all.yaml b/src/yaml/adv.all.yaml
index 553b9715..92cb2508 100644
--- a/src/yaml/adv.all.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/adv.all.yaml
@@ -6858,8 +6858,8 @@
   - if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
   example:
   - at least he survived
-  - they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
-  - the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching
+  - they felt — at any rate Jim felt — relieved though still wary
+  - the influence of economists — or at any rate of economics — is far-reaching
   exemplifies:
   - 07089193-n
   ili: i18798
@@ -10596,7 +10596,7 @@
   - by a great deal
   example:
   - he is the best by a long shot
-  - his labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot
+  - his labors haven't ended there — not by a long shot
   ili: i19189
   members:
   - by a long shot
@@ -10823,7 +10823,7 @@
   - indicating exactness or preciseness
   example:
   - he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
-  - it was just as he said--the jewel was gone
+  - it was just as he said — the jewel was gone
   - it has just enough salt
   - source: Thomas Carlyle
     text: Properly speaking, all true work is religion.
@@ -11065,7 +11065,7 @@
   - without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
   example:
   - he spoke slowly
-  - go easy here--the road is slippery
+  - go easy here — the road is slippery
   - glaciers move tardily
   - please go slow so I can see the sights
   exemplifies:
@@ -20481,7 +20481,7 @@
   definition:
   - in a damnable manner
   example:
-  - kindly Arthur--so damnably, politely, endlessly persistent!
+  - kindly Arthur — so damnably, politely, endlessly persistent!
   ili: i20214
   members:
   - damned
@@ -23185,7 +23185,7 @@
   definition:
   - in an inflexible manner
   example:
-  - '`You will--because you must!,'' Madam told her inflexibly'
+  - '`You will — because you must!,'' Madam told her inflexibly'
   ili: i20491
   members:
   - inflexibly
@@ -24679,7 +24679,7 @@
   definition:
   - in an immaculate manner
   example:
-  - gone was the casually dressed Canadian she had thought a backwoodsman--this man
+  - gone was the casually dressed Canadian she had thought a backwoodsman — this man
     was immaculately tailored
   ili: i20649
   members:
@@ -28981,7 +28981,7 @@
   definition:
   - in a priggish manner
   example:
-  - this professor acts so priggishly--like a moderator with a gavel!
+  - this professor acts so priggishly — like a moderator with a gavel!
   ili: i21108
   members:
   - priggishly
@@ -30244,7 +30244,7 @@
   definition:
   - in a peacefully serene manner
   example:
-  - I had the feeling that he was waiting, too--serenely patient
+  - I had the feeling that he was waiting, too — serenely patient
   ili: i21246
   members:
   - serenely
@@ -30308,7 +30308,7 @@
   definition:
   - in a manner characterized by trembling or shaking
   example:
-  - '`I--I''m going to make you a cup of tea'', she explained shakily'
+  - '`I — I''m going to make you a cup of tea'', she explained shakily'
   ili: i21253
   members:
   - shakily
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.act.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.act.yaml
index 3203d5e1..473d4e22 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.act.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.act.yaml
@@ -47891,7 +47891,7 @@
   - the act of hearing attentively
   example:
   - you can learn a lot by just listening
-  - they make good music--you should give them a hearing
+  - they make good music — you should give them a hearing
   hypernym:
   - 00878552-n
   ili: i40034
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.artifact.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.artifact.yaml
index a326e1ac..4f1bc96c 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.artifact.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.artifact.yaml
@@ -3735,7 +3735,7 @@
 02732289-n:
   definition:
   - (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris
-    (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest'
+    (goddess of discord — who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest'
     written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince
     of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan
     War
@@ -30573,7 +30573,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 03154617-n:
   definition:
-  - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
+  - something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting
   hypernym:
   - 00002684-n
   ili: i52628
@@ -101646,7 +101646,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 04295922-n:
   definition:
-  - the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
+  - the lowest stone in an arch — from which it springs
   hypernym:
   - 04333222-n
   ili: i59392
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.attribute.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.attribute.yaml
index a73110e2..6889a59a 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.attribute.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.attribute.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 04624919-n:
   definition:
-  - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that
+  - the complex of all the attributes — behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental — that
     characterize a unique individual
   example:
   - their different reactions reflected their very different personalities
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@
   - 02260390-a
   - 02260821-a
   definition:
-  - the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone
+  - the quality of being gregarious — having a dislike of being alone
   hypernym:
   - 04660287-n
   ili: i61523
@@ -8280,7 +8280,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 04777307-n:
   definition:
-  - the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying
+  - the quality of being steady — regular and unvarying
   hypernym:
   - 04774586-n
   ili: i62079
@@ -8451,7 +8451,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 04780421-n:
   definition:
-  - the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable
+  - the quality of being unsteady — varying and unpredictable
   hypernym:
   - 04777450-n
   ili: i62096
@@ -12294,7 +12294,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 04851574-n:
   definition:
-  - the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement
+  - the quality of being crass — devoid of refinement
   hypernym:
   - 04851255-n
   ili: i62446
@@ -20183,7 +20183,7 @@
   example:
   - source: Joe Hing Lowe
     text: I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into
-      three values--dark, medium...and light
+      three values — dark, medium...and light
   hypernym:
   - 04982235-n
   ili: i63169
@@ -32913,7 +32913,7 @@
   - 00307112-a
   - 00308272-a
   definition:
-  - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
+  - the quality of being capable — physically or intellectually or legally
   example:
   - he worked to the limits of his capability
   hypernym:
@@ -33172,7 +33172,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 05214838-n:
   definition:
-  - the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
+  - the quality of not being capable — physically or intellectually or legally
   hypernym:
   - 05214398-n
   ili: i64332
@@ -36922,7 +36922,7 @@
     system.
   example:
   - Galileo's discovery was that the period of swing of a pendulum is independent
-    of its amplitude--the arc of the swing--the isochronism of the pendulum.
+    of its amplitude — the arc of the swing — the isochronism of the pendulum.
   hypernym:
   - 04923519-n
   members:
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.cognition.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.cognition.yaml
index 6e3242f1..44f1964b 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.cognition.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.cognition.yaml
@@ -13813,7 +13813,7 @@
   definition:
   - a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
   example:
-  - he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
+  - he loved her only in the abstract — not in person
   hypernym:
   - 05844071-n
   ili: i67636
@@ -16032,7 +16032,7 @@
   example:
   - he wasn't going to admit his mistake
   - make no mistake about his intentions
-  - there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister
+  - there must be some misunderstanding — I don't have a sister
   hypernym:
   - 05902260-n
   ili: i67829
@@ -33387,8 +33387,8 @@
   - a philosophy or media theory dedicated to studying what lies beyond the realm
     of metaphysics.
   example:
-  - Of all the French cultural exports over the last 150 years or so, 'pataphysics--the
-    science of imaginary solutions and the laws governing exceptions--has proven to
+  - Of all the French cultural exports over the last 150 years or so, 'pataphysics — the
+    science of imaginary solutions and the laws governing exceptions — has proven to
     be one of the most durable.
   hypernym:
   - 05786951-n
@@ -35077,7 +35077,7 @@
   definition:
   - A point (proposition in a debate etc.) that forms part of a larger point.
   example:
-  - The subpoint is that slogans aren't going to help -- as I have written here, and
+  - The subpoint is that slogans aren't going to help — as I have written here, and
     in all three of my books for parents, education from schools, faith based communities,
     and parents will.
   hypernym:
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.communication.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.communication.yaml
index f2625c88..924d2b64 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.communication.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.communication.yaml
@@ -11088,7 +11088,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 06464033-n:
   definition:
-  - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets
+  - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions — the Torah and the Prophets
     and the Writings
   ili: i70375
   instance_hypernym:
@@ -29375,7 +29375,7 @@
   definition:
   - something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
   example:
-  - he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
+  - he wasn't sick — it was just a subterfuge
   - the holding company was just a blind
   hypernym:
   - 06770936-n
@@ -40753,7 +40753,7 @@
 06956140-n:
   definition:
   - a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now
-    extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions
+    extinct — preserved only in a few inscriptions
   hypernym:
   - 06955789-n
   ili: i73083
@@ -63590,7 +63590,7 @@
   - a dispatch sent via radio transmission.
   example:
   - A radio dispatch gets its veracity from the authentic sound of the reporter being
-    in the scene--even interacting with others in the scene.
+    in the scene — even interacting with others in the scene.
   hypernym:
   - 06695539-n
   members:
@@ -64128,7 +64128,7 @@
     is important to the text's interpretation.
   example:
   - What caught my eye about this is that it bears interesting relation to Bakhtin's
-    concept of the dialogism of the "living word" -- in fact, capitalize that "w"
+    concept of the dialogism of the "living word" — in fact, capitalize that "w"
     and it would be downright eerie.
   hypernym:
   - 07112859-n
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.feeling.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.feeling.yaml
index 04ec79fa..5ef09043 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.feeling.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.feeling.yaml
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@
   - deep in her breast lives the silent wound
   - source: Robert Frost
     text: The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that
-      he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it
+      he has taken an immortal wound — that he will never get over it
   hypernym:
   - 07511603-n
   ili: i76142
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.food.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.food.yaml
index f5e83545..d80289cd 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.food.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.food.yaml
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 07592534-n:
   definition:
-  - a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually
+  - a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked — usually
     on heated stones covered with seaweed
   hypernym:
   - 07592142-n
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@
   definition:
   - a small amount eaten or drunk
   example:
-  - take a taste--you'll like it
+  - take a taste — you'll like it
   hypernym:
   - 13782456-n
   ili: i76588
@@ -15963,7 +15963,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 07811293-n:
   definition:
-  - any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
+  - any market fish — edible saltwater fish or shellfish — except herring
   domain_region:
   - 08879115-n
   hypernym:
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.location.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.location.yaml
index 7c298e18..9af4beb5 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.location.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.location.yaml
@@ -3815,7 +3815,7 @@
   definition:
   - the area in which something exists or lives
   example:
-  - the country--the flat agricultural surround
+  - the country — the flat agricultural surround
   hypernym:
   - 08591861-n
   ili: i82005
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.person.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.person.yaml
index 303e7890..49eed4ad 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.person.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.person.yaml
@@ -6993,7 +6993,7 @@
   definition:
   - a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy;
     when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical
-    river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
+    river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable — his `Achilles' heel'
   ili: i87084
   instance_hypernym:
   - 09507794-n
@@ -18581,7 +18581,7 @@
   - someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands
   example:
   - source: Winston Churchill
-    text: An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last
+    text: An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile — hoping it will eat him last
   hypernym:
   - 09971642-n
   ili: i88255
@@ -33413,7 +33413,7 @@
   definition:
   - an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it
   example:
-  - he was a dunker--he couldn't eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it
+  - he was a dunker — he couldn't eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it
     in
   hypernym:
   - 10062108-n
@@ -51533,7 +51533,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 10342840-n:
   definition:
-  - someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign
+  - someone sent on a mission — especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign
     country
   hypernym:
   - 09651570-n
@@ -60712,7 +60712,7 @@
   definition:
   - a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
   example:
-  - workers of the world--unite!
+  - workers of the world — unite!
   hypernym:
   - 09633435-n
   ili: i92288
@@ -68826,7 +68826,7 @@
   definition:
   - an unexpected achiever of success
   example:
-  - the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it
+  - the winner was a true sleeper — no one expected him to get it
   hypernym:
   - 09782244-n
   ili: i93062
@@ -89408,7 +89408,7 @@
 10959622-n:
   definition:
   - English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with
-    heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)
+    heat and sealing it inside a steel container — the first tin can (1768-1855)
   ili: i94945
   instance_hypernym:
   - 09638837-n
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.plant.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.plant.yaml
index f1910d68..1f2bfa67 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.plant.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.plant.yaml
@@ -33593,7 +33593,7 @@
 12164634-n:
   definition:
   - (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of
-    the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
+    the region — wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
   hypernym:
   - 12162012-n
   ili: i100968
@@ -55506,7 +55506,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 12542693-n:
   definition:
-  - any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable
+  - any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood — valuable
     cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black
   hypernym:
   - 13124818-n
@@ -59651,7 +59651,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 12612463-n:
   definition:
-  - Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener
+  - Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago — a starch used as a food thickener
     and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji
   hypernym:
   - 12603413-n
@@ -92781,7 +92781,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 13180456-n:
   definition:
-  - a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem
+  - a leaf with the base united around — and apparently pierced by — the stem
   hypernym:
   - 13176981-n
   ili: i105813
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.possession.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.possession.yaml
index 35131806..e98430d2 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.possession.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.possession.yaml
@@ -6900,7 +6900,7 @@
   - great wealth
   example:
   - source: Ben Jonson
-    text: Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty
+    text: Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice — almighty
       gold
   hypernym:
   - 13374295-n
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.process.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.process.yaml
index aeac427a..bc6d3f09 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.process.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.process.yaml
@@ -3940,7 +3940,7 @@
 13516839-n:
   definition:
   - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about
-    into two representations--one good and one bad
+    into two representations — one good and one bad
   domain_topic:
   - 06065477-n
   hypernym:
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.relation.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.relation.yaml
index ff9f2f1f..9bc1bd0c 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.relation.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.relation.yaml
@@ -3556,7 +3556,7 @@
   definition:
   - the way two individuals relate to each other
   example:
-  - their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other
+  - their chemistry was wrong from the beginning — they hated each other
   - a mysterious alchemy brought them together
   hypernym:
   - 00033122-n
diff --git a/src/yaml/noun.state.yaml b/src/yaml/noun.state.yaml
index ab32c549..b4861a46 100644
--- a/src/yaml/noun.state.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/noun.state.yaml
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 13982086-n:
   definition:
-  - the state of being there--not here--in position
+  - the state of being there — not here — in position
   hypernym:
   - 13980887-n
   ili: i110289
@@ -4196,7 +4196,7 @@
   example:
   - liberty of opinion
   - liberty of worship
-  - liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases
+  - liberty — perfect liberty — to think or feel or do just as one pleases
   - at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes
   hypernym:
   - 14015308-n
@@ -12742,7 +12742,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: n
 14170694-n:
   definition:
-  - a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading
+  - a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions — first in the lungs and spreading
     to the nervous system
   hypernym:
   - 14200377-n
@@ -29024,7 +29024,7 @@
   definition:
   - the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
   example:
-  - the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course,
+  - the association should get rid of its elderly members — not by euthanasia, of course,
     but by Coventry
   hypernym:
   - 13958260-n
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.body.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.body.yaml
index d1d255df..dfcaa13a 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.body.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.body.yaml
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
   definition:
   - shake, as from cold
   example:
-  - The children are shivering--turn on the heat!
+  - The children are shivering — turn on the heat!
   hypernym:
   - 00010047-v
   ili: i21837
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@
   definition:
   - not go to bed
   example:
-  - Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow
+  - Don't stay up so late — you have to go to work tomorrow
   - We sat up all night to watch the election
   hypernym:
   - 00020126-v
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@
   definition:
   - dress too warmly
   example:
-  - You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot
+  - You should not overclothe the child — she will be too hot
   hypernym:
   - 00047662-v
   ili: i22017
@@ -2916,7 +2916,7 @@
   definition:
   - remove clothes or shoes
   example:
-  - take off your shirt--it's very hot in here
+  - take off your shirt — it's very hot in here
   hypernym:
   - 00049617-v
   ili: i22023
@@ -3989,7 +3989,7 @@
   definition:
   - cry or whine with snuffling
   example:
-  - Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!
+  - Stop snivelling — you got yourself into this mess!
   hypernym:
   - 00065962-v
   ili: i22112
@@ -6052,7 +6052,7 @@
   definition:
   - extend one's body or limbs
   example:
-  - Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours
+  - Let's stretch for a minute — we've been sitting here for over 3 hours
   hypernym:
   - 01835473-v
   ili: i22280
@@ -6304,7 +6304,7 @@
   definition:
   - be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
   example:
-  - My cold is gone--I feel fine today
+  - My cold is gone — I feel fine today
   - She felt tired after the long hike
   - She felt sad after her loss
   hypernym:
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.change.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.change.yaml
index 8d8c6521..ad9ecde0 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.change.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.change.yaml
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
   definition:
   - maintain the same position; wait it out
   example:
-  - Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight
+  - Let's not make a decision — let's sit tight
   hypernym:
   - 00117793-v
   ili: i22353
@@ -7524,7 +7524,7 @@
   - grow old or older
   example:
   - She aged gracefully
-  - we age every day--what a depressing thought!
+  - we age every day — what a depressing thought!
   - Young men senesce
   hypernym:
   - 00252905-v
@@ -8153,7 +8153,7 @@
   definition:
   - crack; of the male voice in puberty
   example:
-  - his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir
+  - his voice is breaking — he should no longer sing in the choir
   hypernym:
   - 00145958-v
   ili: i23009
@@ -8303,7 +8303,7 @@
   definition:
   - try to fix or mend
   example:
-  - Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right
+  - Can you tinker with the T.V. set — it's not working right
   - She always fiddles with her van on the weekend
   hypernym:
   - 00261534-v
@@ -10962,7 +10962,7 @@
   definition:
   - make (clothes) larger
   example:
-  - Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight
+  - Let out that dress — I gained a lot of weight
   hypernym:
   - 00122978-v
   ili: i23244
@@ -10974,7 +10974,7 @@
   definition:
   - make (clothes) smaller
   example:
-  - Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight
+  - Please take in this skirt — I've lost weight
   hypernym:
   - 00122978-v
   ili: i23245
@@ -16454,7 +16454,7 @@
   definition:
   - become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
   example:
-  - He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
+  - He is suffocating — living at home with his aged parents in the small village
   hypernym:
   - 02632685-v
   ili: i23687
@@ -20445,7 +20445,7 @@
   example:
   - The milk has soured
   - The wine worked
-  - The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
+  - The cream has turned — we have to throw it out
   hypernym:
   - 00145958-v
   ili: i24013
@@ -20506,7 +20506,7 @@
   - act at high speed
   example:
   - We have to rush!
-  - hurry--it's late!
+  - hurry — it's late!
   hypernym:
   - 02372362-v
   ili: i24017
@@ -22442,7 +22442,7 @@
   definition:
   - make radioactive by adding radioactive material
   example:
-  - Don't drink the water--it's contaminated
+  - Don't drink the water — it's contaminated
   hypernym:
   - 00126072-v
   ili: i24175
@@ -23947,7 +23947,7 @@
   definition:
   - cause to perform again
   example:
-  - We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions
+  - We have to rerun the subjects — they misunderstood the instructions
   hypernym:
   - 00518609-v
   ili: i24304
@@ -27625,7 +27625,7 @@
   definition:
   - cease to use
   example:
-  - leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here
+  - leave off your jacket — no need to wear it here
   hypernym:
   - 02686624-v
   ili: i24613
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.cognition.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.cognition.yaml
index b8a9cce8..ad013999 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.cognition.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.cognition.yaml
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
   definition:
   - be understanding of
   example:
-  - You don't need to explain--I understand!
+  - You don't need to explain — I understand!
   ili: i24734
   members:
   - sympathize
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@
   - be a mystery or bewildering to
   example:
   - This beats me!
-  - Got me--I don't know the answer!
+  - Got me — I don't know the answer!
   - a vexing problem
   - This question really stuck me
   hypernym:
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@
   definition:
   - substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of
   example:
-  - you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist
+  - you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear — there is no poltergeist
     in the house!
   hypernym:
   - 00634289-v
@@ -3646,7 +3646,7 @@
   entails:
   - 00654571-v
   example:
-  - How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
+  - How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?
   hypernym:
   - 00658931-v
   ili: i25002
@@ -4562,7 +4562,7 @@
   definition:
   - underestimate the real value or ability of
   example:
-  - Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge
+  - Don't sell your students short — they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge
   hypernym:
   - 00673254-v
   ili: i25078
@@ -6264,7 +6264,7 @@
   - deliberate or decide
   example:
   - See whether you can come tomorrow
-  - let's see--which movie should we see tonight?
+  - let's see — which movie should we see tonight?
   hypernym:
   - 00814706-v
   ili: i25225
@@ -7077,7 +7077,7 @@
   definition:
   - show an exaggerated response to something
   example:
-  - Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy
+  - Don't overreact to the bad news — take it easy
   hypernym:
   - 00719282-v
   ili: i25291
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.communication.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.communication.yaml
index bbf2d4c1..9afd37bc 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.communication.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.communication.yaml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
   definition:
   - contact, usually in order to remind of something
   example:
-  - I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing
+  - I'll ping my accountant — April 15 is nearing
   hypernym:
   - 00745330-v
   ili: i25415
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
   definition:
   - cause to speak
   example:
-  - Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet
+  - Can you draw her out — she is always so quiet
   hypernym:
   - 00746558-v
   ili: i25420
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@
   - continue talking
   example:
   - '`I know it''s hard'', he continued, `but there is no choice'''
-  - carry on--pretend we are not in the room
+  - carry on — pretend we are not in the room
   hypernym:
   - 00964479-v
   ili: i25591
@@ -2764,7 +2764,7 @@
   definition:
   - return or repeat a telephone call
   example:
-  - I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?
+  - I am busy right now — can you call back in an hour?
   - She left a message but the contractor never called back
   hypernym:
   - 00817348-v
@@ -4641,7 +4641,7 @@
   - 00672179-v
   example:
   - The paper criticized the new movie
-  - Don't knock the food--it's free
+  - Don't knock the food — it's free
   hypernym:
   - 01060446-v
   ili: i25788
@@ -5235,7 +5235,7 @@
   definition:
   - pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it
   example:
-  - She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions
+  - She isn't really working — she's just going through the motions
   hypernym:
   - 00840203-v
   ili: i25838
@@ -6033,7 +6033,7 @@
   definition:
   - indulge in horseplay
   example:
-  - Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!
+  - Enough horsing around — let's get back to work!
   - The bored children were fooling about
   hypernym:
   - 02423786-v
@@ -9319,7 +9319,7 @@
   - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner
     of speaking)
   example:
-  - My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout
+  - My grandmother is hard of hearing — you'll have to shout
   hypernym:
   - 00944022-v
   ili: i26176
@@ -9330,7 +9330,7 @@
   definition:
   - utter or declare in a very loud voice
   example:
-  - You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
+  - You don't have to yell — I can hear you just fine
   hypernym:
   - 00914426-v
   ili: i26177
@@ -9586,7 +9586,7 @@
   - express a supposition
   example:
   - Let us say that he did not tell the truth
-  - Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
+  - Let's say you had a lot of money — what would you do?
   hypernym:
   - 00929020-v
   ili: i26199
@@ -10697,7 +10697,7 @@
   definition:
   - divulge confidential information or secrets
   example:
-  - Be careful--his secretary talks
+  - Be careful — his secretary talks
   hypernym:
   - 00935783-v
   ili: i26293
@@ -10719,7 +10719,7 @@
   definition:
   - refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
   example:
-  - Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!
+  - Don't tell him any secrets — he cannot keep his mouth shut!
   ili: i26294
   members:
   - keep quiet
@@ -13588,7 +13588,7 @@
   definition:
   - make understand
   example:
-  - Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
+  - Can you enlighten me — I don't understand this proposal
   hypernym:
   - 00830768-v
   ili: i26541
@@ -17939,7 +17939,7 @@
   definition:
   - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
   example:
-  - The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention
+  - The old man is only babbling — don't pay attention
   hypernym:
   - 00944022-v
   ili: i26916
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.competition.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.competition.yaml
index d8cf2c7b..75578b1e 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.competition.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.competition.yaml
@@ -3385,7 +3385,7 @@
   definition:
   - protect excessively
   example:
-  - Don't overprotect your son--he is an adult now!
+  - Don't overprotect your son — he is an adult now!
   hypernym:
   - 01130619-v
   ili: i27246
@@ -4987,7 +4987,7 @@
   definition:
   - take revenge or even out a score
   example:
-  - I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even
+  - I cannot accept the defeat — I want to get even
   hypernym:
   - 01155952-v
   ili: i27392
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.consumption.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.consumption.yaml
index 00abed9c..22991e40 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.consumption.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.consumption.yaml
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@
   - eat intermittently; take small bites of
   example:
   - He pieced at the sandwich all morning
-  - She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles
+  - She never eats a full meal — she just nibbles
   hypernym:
   - 01170802-v
   ili: i27489
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@
   definition:
   - drink to the last drop
   example:
-  - drink up--there's more wine coming
+  - drink up — there's more wine coming
   hypernym:
   - 01172332-v
   ili: i27497
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@
   definition:
   - provide with choice or abundant food or drink
   example:
-  - Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
+  - Don't worry about the expensive wine — I'm treating
   - She treated her houseguests with good food every night
   hypernym:
   - 01185006-v
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@
   definition:
   - be hungry; go without food
   example:
-  - Let's eat--I'm starving!
+  - Let's eat — I'm starving!
   hypernym:
   - 00064841-v
   ili: i27558
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@
   definition:
   - be sated, have enough to eat
   example:
-  - I'm full--don't give me any more beans, please
+  - I'm full — don't give me any more beans, please
   ili: i27559
   members:
   - be full
@@ -2674,7 +2674,7 @@
   definition:
   - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
   example:
-  - Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!
+  - Swallow the raw fish — it won't kill you!
   ili: i27632
   members:
   - swallow
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.contact.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.contact.yaml
index 4e8e5c48..1b0366e6 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.contact.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.contact.yaml
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
   definition:
   - take out of a container or enclosed space
   example:
-  - Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!
+  - Get out your best dress — we are going to a party!
   hypernym:
   - 01488139-v
   ili: i27694
@@ -9227,7 +9227,7 @@
   definition:
   - close with a zipper
   example:
-  - Zip up your jacket--it's cold
+  - Zip up your jacket — it's cold
   hypernym:
   - 01343121-v
   ili: i28462
@@ -16626,7 +16626,7 @@
   - release, as from one's grip
   example:
   - Let go of the door handle, please!
-  - relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
+  - relinquish your grip on the rope — you won't fall
   ili: i29090
   members:
   - let go of
@@ -19839,7 +19839,7 @@
   definition:
   - be operating, running or functioning
   example:
-  - The car is still running--turn it off!
+  - The car is still running — turn it off!
   hypernym:
   - 01528454-v
   ili: i29360
@@ -21249,7 +21249,7 @@
   entails:
   - 01252288-v
   example:
-  - Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!
+  - Please erase the formula on the blackboard — it is wrong!
   hypernym:
   - 01551969-v
   ili: i29476
@@ -21337,7 +21337,7 @@
   definition:
   - cut (a body) open while still alive
   example:
-  - people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical
+  - people no longer vivisect animals — it's considered unethical
   hypernym:
   - 01553002-v
   ili: i29483
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.creation.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.creation.yaml
index 5d4608ae..dd4d9546 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.creation.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.creation.yaml
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@
   definition:
   - imagine or visualize
   example:
-  - Just think--you could be rich one day!
+  - Just think — you could be rich one day!
   - Think what a scene it must have been!
   hypernym:
   - 01639939-v
@@ -3954,7 +3954,7 @@
   definition:
   - pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
   example:
-  - Don't disturb him--he is creating
+  - Don't disturb him — he is creating
   hypernym:
   - 02372362-v
   ili: i30173
@@ -4940,7 +4940,7 @@
   definition:
   - make a play on words
   example:
-  - Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning
+  - Japanese like to pun — their language is well suited to punning
   hypernym:
   - 00855315-v
   ili: i30256
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.emotion.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.emotion.yaml
index 11fa0fbc..e06d3b8e 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.emotion.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.emotion.yaml
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
   definition:
   - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
   example:
-  - I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
+  - I cannot sleep — my daughter's health is worrying me
   hypernym:
   - 01768023-v
   ili: i30567
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@
     obsessively
   example:
   - His work preoccupies him
-  - The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else
+  - The matter preoccupies her completely — she cannot think of anything else
   hypernym:
   - 02445887-v
   ili: i30650
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@
   definition:
   - worry unnecessarily or excessively
   example:
-  - don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
+  - don't fuss too much over the grandchildren — they are quite big now
   hypernym:
   - 01771015-v
   ili: i30700
@@ -2951,7 +2951,7 @@
   definition:
   - abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
   example:
-  - Don't despair--help is on the way!
+  - Don't despair — help is on the way!
   ili: i30782
   members:
   - despair
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.motion.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.motion.yaml
index 30635b4a..2c4107c8 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.motion.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.motion.yaml
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
   definition:
   - grow late or (of time) elapse
   example:
-  - It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!
+  - It is getting on midnight — let's all go to bed!
   hypernym:
   - 01853713-v
   ili: i30958
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@
   definition:
   - signal to stop
   example:
-  - Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain
+  - Let's flag down a cab — it's starting to rain
   - The policeman flagged down our car
   hypernym:
   - 01863207-v
@@ -3395,7 +3395,7 @@
   definition:
   - lightly throw to see which side comes up
   example:
-  - I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
+  - I don't know what to do — I may as well flip a coin!
   hypernym:
   - 01911251-v
   ili: i31170
@@ -5202,7 +5202,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: v
 01926747-v:
   definition:
-  - creep up -- used especially of plants
+  - creep up — used especially of plants
   example:
   - The roses ramped over the wall
   hypernym:
@@ -5230,7 +5230,7 @@
   entails:
   - 01926888-v
   example:
-  - The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and
+  - The ascent was easy — roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and
     dangerous
   - You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing
   hypernym:
@@ -5447,7 +5447,7 @@
   definition:
   - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
   example:
-  - Don't run--you'll be out of breath
+  - Don't run — you'll be out of breath
   - The children ran to the store
   hypernym:
   - 02059573-v
@@ -10773,7 +10773,7 @@
   definition:
   - waste time
   example:
-  - Get busy--don't dally!
+  - Get busy — don't dally!
   hypernym:
   - 00010428-v
   ili: i31796
@@ -11728,7 +11728,7 @@
   definition:
   - crowd or draw together
   example:
-  - let's huddle together--it's cold!
+  - let's huddle together — it's cold!
   hypernym:
   - 02028855-v
   ili: i31877
@@ -14564,7 +14564,7 @@
   example:
   - The horses broke from the stable
   - Three inmates broke jail
-  - Nobody can break out--this prison is high security
+  - Nobody can break out — this prison is high security
   hypernym:
   - 02078906-v
   ili: i32114
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.perception.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.perception.yaml
index 36f973ff..aa4bcfba 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.perception.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.perception.yaml
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@
   definition:
   - have or perceive an itch
   example:
-  - I'm itching--the air is so dry!
+  - I'm itching — the air is so dry!
   hypernym:
   - 02126629-v
   ili: i32362
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
   example:
   - You have to be a good observer to see all the details
   - Can you see the bird in that tree?
-  - He is blind--he cannot see
+  - He is blind — he cannot see
   hypernym:
   - 02110960-v
   ili: i32402
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@
   example:
   - She looked over the expanse of land
   - Look at your child!
-  - Look--a deer in the backyard!
+  - Look — a deer in the backyard!
   hypernym:
   - 02372362-v
   ili: i32408
@@ -3420,7 +3420,7 @@
   - throw a glance at; take a brief look at
   example:
   - She only glanced at the paper
-  - I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
+  - I only peeked — I didn't see anything interesting
   hypernym:
   - 02134989-v
   ili: i32579
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.possession.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.possession.yaml
index f0f30405..65a2f7f5 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.possession.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.possession.yaml
@@ -3279,7 +3279,7 @@
   - be a substitute
   example:
   - The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
-  - The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
+  - The skim milk substitutes for cream — we are on a strict diet
   hypernym:
   - 02262178-v
   ili: i33028
@@ -9419,7 +9419,7 @@
   definition:
   - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
   example:
-  - They bled me dry--I have nothing left!
+  - They bled me dry — I have nothing left!
   hypernym:
   - 02245889-v
   ili: i33552
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.social.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.social.yaml
index bf53f807..74f45d88 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.social.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.social.yaml
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@
   - withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional
     values
   example:
-  - She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California
+  - She hasn't heard from her brother in years — he dropped out after moving to California
   hypernym:
   - 02385151-v
   ili: i33671
@@ -5988,7 +5988,7 @@
   - Call off the engagement
   - cancel the dinner party
   - we had to scrub our vacation plans
-  - scratch that meeting--the chair is ill
+  - scratch that meeting — the chair is ill
   ili: i34109
   members:
   - cancel
@@ -6825,7 +6825,7 @@
   - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
   example:
   - The members of the wedding party made merry all night
-  - Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!
+  - Let's whoop it up — the boss is gone!
   hypernym:
   - 02496526-v
   ili: i34179
@@ -8325,7 +8325,7 @@
   definition:
   - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
   example:
-  - Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
+  - Don't pay any attention to him — he is always posing to impress his peers!
   - She postured and made a total fool of herself
   hypernym:
   - 00010428-v
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.stative.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.stative.yaml
index 867cb06b..18bd5b3b 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.stative.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.stative.yaml
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@
   - dwell
   example:
   - You can stay with me while you are in town
-  - stay a bit longer--the day is still young
+  - stay a bit longer — the day is still young
   exemplifies:
   - 07087487-n
   hypernym:
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@
   - stay clear of, avoid
   example:
   - Keep your hands off my wife!
-  - Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous
+  - Keep your distance from this man — he is dangerous
   hypernym:
   - 02661230-v
   ili: i34944
@@ -4417,7 +4417,7 @@
   definition:
   - end weakly
   example:
-  - The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
+  - The music just petered out — there was no proper ending
   hypernym:
   - 02689663-v
   ili: i35074
@@ -7097,7 +7097,7 @@
   definition:
   - abstain from doing; always used with a negative
   example:
-  - I can't help myself--I have to smoke
+  - I can't help myself — I have to smoke
   - She could not help watching the sad spectacle
   hypernym:
   - 02731589-v
@@ -7373,7 +7373,7 @@
   definition:
   - feel as if crawling with insects
   example:
-  - My skin crawled--I was terrified
+  - My skin crawled — I was terrified
   hypernym:
   - 02736346-v
   ili: i35318
@@ -7766,7 +7766,7 @@
   definition:
   - be relaxed
   example:
-  - Don't be so worried all the time--just let go!
+  - Don't be so worried all the time — just let go!
   hypernym:
   - 02610777-v
   ili: i35353
@@ -7815,7 +7815,7 @@
   - be in the right place or situation
   example:
   - Where do these books belong?
-  - Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government
+  - Let's put health care where it belongs — under the control of the government
   - Where do these books go?
   hypernym:
   - 02661230-v
@@ -8273,7 +8273,7 @@
   partOfSpeech: v
 02750695-v:
   definition:
-  - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive
+  - to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive
     form
   example:
   - let her be
@@ -8875,7 +8875,7 @@
   definition:
   - be or become fixed
   example:
-  - The door sticks--we will have to plane it
+  - The door sticks — we will have to plane it
   hypernym:
   - 02610777-v
   ili: i35448
diff --git a/src/yaml/verb.weather.yaml b/src/yaml/verb.weather.yaml
index eb69a8d2..ce4c8ea7 100644
--- a/src/yaml/verb.weather.yaml
+++ b/src/yaml/verb.weather.yaml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   definition:
   - rain heavily
   example:
-  - Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!
+  - Put on your rain coat — it's pouring outside!
   hypernym:
   - 02762516-v
   ili: i35471
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
   definition:
   - be bright by reflecting or casting light
   example:
-  - Drive carefully--the wet road reflects
+  - Drive carefully — the wet road reflects
   hypernym:
   - 02773266-v
   ili: i35510