The phrase "are increasingly closed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something is becoming more restricted or less open over time.
Example: "The discussions around the policy changes are increasingly closed, leaving little room for public input."
Alternatives: "are becoming more restricted" or "are progressively limited".
Universities are increasingly closed off from Republican viewpoints, Professor Samuel Popkin of University of California San Diego told a post-election session hosted by the Woodrow Wilson School Nov. 17.
We are, in other words, increasingly open to them and they are increasingly closed to us. 4.
Yet, L.A. is different, and the civil courts in my city are increasingly closed to traditionally underserved minority communities and likely fail to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
More to the point, I think he's playing an important role, and one I'm happy to try and help him play: The worlds of liberals and conservatives are increasingly closed loops.
The cost of meeting regulations is another reason banks are increasingly closing international relationships.
They are increasingly closing up shop in low-income areas.
But the option to buy locally grown produce is increasingly closed off; many varieties of English fruit disappeared long ago.
Whether Bout had withdrawn from the weapons trade or simply gone underground, the U.S. sanctions had an impact: international markets were increasingly closed to him.
The internet is increasingly closing the gap between using our phones and using 'our computers', making our online experience increasingly seamless across different platforms.
Most of that was the mighty Chinese domestic haul, neck and neck with the US openings for Gone Girl and Annabelle – more proof of how that country is increasingly closing the gap with America.
If one takes a global vision, London and Paris are increasingly close.
