solidifying

She impressed party insiders by solidifying the nomination and holding raucous rallies that reenergized base voters.

It may seem like a trivial thing, but I think red-versus-blue rhetoric accelerated polarization by solidifying the idea that partisanship is a kind of identity.

He does not care what people think, now it is all about solidifying his legacy and making the money which will last him, his family and generations to come.

Dicker’s preseason performances show he’s already in mid-season form, solidifying his status as one of the league’s top kickers.

Like other autocrats and dictators, Donald Trump has installed a relative, Lara Trump, his daughter-in-law, as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as a way of solidifying his control over it.