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"could be merely" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to express the possibility of something being merely a certain thing. For example, "The strange noise in the night could be merely the wind blowing through the trees."
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This could be merely a quarterly hiccup.
Iran could be merely sabre rattling, as American analysts suggest.
It could be merely a matter of personal taste and aesthetics.
The shards, Dr. Kyte said, could be merely interplanetary dust that floated down through the atmosphere.
Tyrion could be merely a villain; certainly, that's how most of the characters in "Game of Thrones" view him.
That statement could be merely an attempt to mollify Mirage shareholders who have been angered by Mirage's low stock price.
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Consequently, the possessor of humanitas could not be merely a sedentary and isolated philosopher or man of letters but was of necessity a participant in active life.
Ali's heartless attack on Frazier couldn't be merely seen as his usual attempt to get inside his opponent's head.
These parallels could not be merely coincident.
Art is eternal, Alfons Mucha maintained, so it could never be merely "nouveau" (1 ).
He could, of course, be merely shielding himself from premature power.
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