The phrase "popularized further" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the expansion or increased recognition of an idea, concept, or trend.
Example: "The new social media platform has popularized further the concept of remote work among millennials."
Alternatives: "gained more popularity" or "expanded its popularity."
Gladwell then popularized and further generalized the concept, and the warrior Rumsfeld applied it to public opinion in Iraq, thereby carrying it into every home and hearth.
Super Mario Bros. received favorable reviews, and further popularized the side-scrolling subgenre of the already popular platform video game.
Ocean, a somewhat quiet and reserved performer who shuns publicity stunts, recently posted lyrics to an original remix verse for "Versace," perhaps rap's most popular club hit of the moment (Drake further popularized the track with a remix of his own).
His book A New Voyage Round the World, published in 1697, further popularized the idea of a great southern continent.
Since the Jacksonian Democratic revolution against elitism in the 1820s, each revolution democratizing American life further popularized the campaign.
The sound was further popularized by congueros such as Mongo Santamaría and Carlos (Patato) Valdés, and it helped lay the foundation of what many think of as Latin jazz.
Max's father, Georg, popularized the idea further with the introduction of the Vinum line of machine-made glasses (around $20 a stem) and a series of tasting seminars to promote them.
Peyote songs were further popularized by Native American singers Verdell Primeaux (Dakota, or Sioux) and Johnny Mike (Navajo), whose Bless the People: Harmonized Peyote Songs (2000) won a Grammy Award in 2001 for best Native American music album.
Seizing on growing public awareness of celiac disease, books like Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health, and Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar – Your Brain's Silent Killers further popularized the idea that gluten was the culprit in many ills.
